Ste. Croix, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Croix was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,309. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464232. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.603°N, 71.696°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Croix had a population of 2,309: 1,147 male and 1,162 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,260 |
| 1881 | 2,377 |
| 1891 | 2,309 |
| 1901 | 2,136 |
| 1911 | 1,819 |
| 1921 | 1,682 |
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 contained Ste. Croix, 1881 (93.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ste. Croix shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,309 total population, 1,162 females, 1,147 males, 691 married persons, 374 families, 346 married males, 345 married females, 98 widowed persons, 55 widowed females, 43 widowed males, 6.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,520 single persons under 18, 762 single females under 18, 758 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,305 French Canadians, 4 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 345 occupied houses, 344 houses, 338 houses built of wood, 324 houses of 1 story, 161 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 63 houses of 4 rooms, 54 houses of 5 rooms, 31 houses of 3 rooms, 27 uninhabited houses, 24 houses of 2 rooms, 19 houses of 2 stories, 7 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 5 houses built of stone, 3 houses of 1 room, 2 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses built of brick, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 44,904 pounds of homemade butter, 36,098 bushels of oats, 33,027 acres of land in farms, 30,786 bushels of potatoes, 22,124 acres of improved land in farms, 13,586 acres of farmland under crops, 10,903 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,361 acres of farmland in pasture, 7,069 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 6,732 acres of hay crops, 5,080 tons of hay, 4,274 bushels of buckwheat, 3,947 acres of oats, 3,683 chickens, 2,838 bushels of spring wheat, 2,823 bushels of turnips, 1,765 sheep, 1,506 milk cows, 1,125 sheep slaughtered or sold, 792 bushels of barley, 771 other cattle, 679 swine slaughtered or sold, 677 bushels of peas, 538 swine, 507 acres of wheat, 397 horses aged over 3 years, 328 occupants of farms, 318 farm occupants who own their land, 298 cattle killed or sold, 294 acres of potatoes, 226 bushels of corn, 193 bushels of beans, 177 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 176 oxen, 161 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 129 horses aged 3 years and under, 91 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 89 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 88 acres of barley, 76 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 63 other fowl, 50 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 45 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 30 bushels of rye, 27 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 19 ducks, 16 acres of turnips, 10 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 geese. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| M.-Edouard (Michel-Edouard) Méthot | 1826–1892 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC166005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC068007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3464232
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Croix,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Croix_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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. Croix, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-croix-qc166005-1891/.