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 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 density was 56.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,188 |
| 1861 | 2,212 |
| 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 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.20 |
| FAM NO | 374 |
| Number of families | 374 |
| Number of females | 1,162 |
| Number of males | 1,147 |
| Number of married females | 345 |
| Number of married males | 346 |
| Number of married persons | 691 |
| Number of widowed females | 55 |
| Number of widowed males | 43 |
| Number of widowed persons | 98 |
| POP F | 1,162 |
| POP M | 1,147 |
| POP TOT | 2,309 |
| Total population | 2,309 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 762 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 758 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,520 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,305 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 344 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 1 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 5 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 338 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 324 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 19 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 63 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 161 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 345 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 27 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 88 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 177 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 8,361 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,903 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 13,586 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,732 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 22,124 |
| Acres of land in farms | 33,027 |
| Acres of oats | 3,947 |
| Acres of potatoes | 294 |
| Acres of turnips | 16 |
| Acres of wheat | 507 |
| BAR AC | 88 |
| BAR BU | 792 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 792 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 193 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,274 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 161 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 226 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 36,098 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 677 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 30,786 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,838 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,823 |
| BWT BU | 4,274 |
| CRN BU | 226 |
| HAY AC | 6,732 |
| HAY TONS | 5,080 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 298 |
| Number of chickens | 3,683 |
| Number of ducks | 19 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 318 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 10 |
| Number of geese | 3 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 129 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 397 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,506 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 328 |
| Number of other cattle | 771 |
| Number of other fowl | 63 |
| Number of oxen | 176 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 91 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 89 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 76 |
| Number of sheep | 1,765 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,125 |
| Number of swine | 538 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 679 |
| OAT AC | 3,947 |
| OAT BU | 36,098 |
| PEA BU | 677 |
| POT AC | 294 |
| POT BU | 30,786 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 7,069 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 44,904 |
| RYE BU | 30 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,080 |
| WHT AC | 507 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,838 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 91 |
| A 11 50 | 27 |
| A 201 PL | 45 |
| A 51 100 | 89 |
| BEN BU | 193 |
| BUTTER LB | 44,904 |
| CATTLE KS | 298 |
| CHEESE LB | 50 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 762 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 758 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,520 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 7,069 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 129 |
| DUCKS | 19 |
| FAMILIES | 374 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.20 |
| FRN CA | 2,305 |
| GEESE | 3 |
| GRA BU | 161 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,683 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 397 |
| HOUSES | 344 |
| HOUSES B | 1 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 54 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 63 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 324 |
| HOUSES S | 5 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 161 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 31 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 19 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 27 |
| HOUSES W | 338 |
| INF 11 A | 76 |
| MD FEM | 345 |
| MD MALE | 346 |
| MD TOT | 691 |
| MILK COWS | 1,506 |
| NAME CD | Lotbinière |
| OC F | 10 |
| OC P | 318 |
| OC TOT | 328 |
| OTHER FOWL | 63 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 771 |
| OTHERS | 4 |
| SHEEP | 1,765 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,125 |
| SUP AM | 22,124 |
| SUP FOR | 10,903 |
| SUP JV | 177 |
| SUP PAT | 8,361 |
| SUP SC | 13,586 |
| SUP TOT | 33,027 |
| SWINE | 538 |
| SWINE KS | 679 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 345 |
| TUR AC | 16 |
| TUR BU | 2,823 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 55 |
| WID MALE | 43 |
| WID TOT | 98 |
| WORKING OX | 176 |
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: 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. Croix, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-croix-qc166005-1891/.