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 density was 26.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 371 |
| 1881 | 503 |
| 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 Chrysostôme, 1881 (36.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ste. Clothilde shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 149 |
| Number of families | 149 |
| Number of females | 372 |
| Number of males | 473 |
| Number of married females | 124 |
| Number of married males | 124 |
| Number of married persons | 248 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 28 |
| POP F | 372 |
| POP M | 473 |
| POP TOT | 845 |
| Total population | 845 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 231 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 338 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 569 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 539 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 306 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 139 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 10 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 16 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 113 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 125 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 14 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 47 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 140 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 52 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 121 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 124 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,051 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,467 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,886 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,839 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 10,061 |
| Acres of land in farms | 12,528 |
| Acres of oats | 1,448 |
| Acres of potatoes | 97 |
| Acres of wheat | 86 |
| BAR AC | 121 |
| BAR BU | 1,160 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,160 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 53 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,252 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,438 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 12,132 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,579 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,627 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 510 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 19 |
| BWT BU | 2,252 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 1 |
| CRN BU | 1,438 |
| HAY AC | 1,839 |
| HAY TONS | 1,463 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 152 |
| Number of chickens | 2,605 |
| Number of ducks | 49 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 132 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 19 |
| Number of geese | 117 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 127 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 282 |
| Number of milk cows | 474 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 151 |
| Number of other cattle | 353 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 28 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 52 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 35 |
| Number of sheep | 423 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 229 |
| Number of swine | 163 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 224 |
| Number of turkeys | 80 |
| OAT AC | 1,448 |
| OAT BU | 12,132 |
| PEA BU | 1,579 |
| POT AC | 97 |
| POT BU | 5,627 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,648 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 24,414 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,463 |
| WHT AC | 86 |
| WHT SP BU | 510 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 28 |
| A 11 50 | 27 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 52 |
| BEN BU | 53 |
| BUTTER LB | 24,414 |
| CATTLE KS | 152 |
| CHEESE LB | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 231 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 338 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 569 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,648 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 127 |
| DUCKS | 49 |
| FAMILIES | 149 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FRN CA | 539 |
| GEESE | 117 |
| GRA BU | 13 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,605 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 282 |
| HOUSES | 139 |
| HOUSES B | 10 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 37 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 125 |
| HOUSES S | 16 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 47 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 14 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 52 |
| HOUSES W | 113 |
| INF 11 A | 35 |
| MD FEM | 124 |
| MD MALE | 124 |
| MD TOT | 248 |
| MILK COWS | 474 |
| NAME CD | Chateauguay |
| OC F | 19 |
| OC P | 132 |
| OC TOT | 151 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 353 |
| OTHERS | 306 |
| SHEEP | 423 |
| SHEEP KS | 229 |
| SILOS | 1 |
| SUP AM | 10,061 |
| SUP FOR | 2,467 |
| SUP JV | 124 |
| SUP PAT | 5,051 |
| SUP SC | 4,886 |
| SUP TOT | 12,528 |
| SWINE | 163 |
| SWINE KS | 224 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 140 |
| TUR BU | 19 |
| TURKEY | 80 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 17 |
| WID MALE | 11 |
| WID TOT | 28 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC148002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC049002— 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/.