Ste. Clothilde, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Clothilde was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 845. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.151°N, 73.665°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Clothilde had a population of 845: 473 male and 372 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 845 |
| 1901 | 851 |
| 1911 | 808 |
| 1921 | 1,032 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Jean Chrysostome, 1881 (36.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ste. Clothilde shared boundaries with:
- Hemmingford
- St. Jean Chrysostôme
- St. Michel Archange
- St. Patrice de Sherrington
- St. Rémi
- St. Urbain Premier
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 845 total population, 473 males, 372 females, 248 married persons, 149 families, 124 married females, 124 married males, 28 widowed persons, 17 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 569 single persons under 18, 338 single males under 18, 231 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 539 French Canadians, 306 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 140 occupied houses, 139 houses, 125 houses of 1 story, 113 houses built of wood, 52 uninhabited houses, 47 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 37 houses of 4 rooms, 24 houses of 3 rooms, 20 houses of 5 rooms, 16 houses built of stone, 14 houses of 2 stories, 10 houses built of brick, 7 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 24,414 pounds of homemade butter, 12,528 acres of land in farms, 12,132 bushels of oats, 10,061 acres of improved land in farms, 5,627 bushels of potatoes, 5,051 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,886 acres of farmland under crops, 2,605 chickens, 2,467 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,252 bushels of buckwheat, 1,839 acres of hay crops, 1,648 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,579 bushels of peas, 1,463 tons of hay, 1,448 acres of oats, 1,438 bushels of corn, 1,160 bushels of barley, 510 bushels of spring wheat, 474 milk cows, 423 sheep, 353 other cattle, 282 horses aged over 3 years, 229 sheep slaughtered or sold, 224 swine slaughtered or sold, 163 swine, 152 cattle killed or sold, 151 occupants of farms, 132 farm occupants who own their land, 127 horses aged 3 years and under, 124 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 121 acres of barley, 117 geese, 97 acres of potatoes, 86 acres of wheat, 80 turkeys, 53 bushels of beans, 52 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 50 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 49 ducks, 35 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 28 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 27 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 19 bushels of turnips, 19 farm occupants who rent their land, 13 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 2 oxen, Capacity of silos (tons): 1. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC148002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC049002_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Ste. Clothilde, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-clothilde-qc148002-1891/.