Ste. Cunégonde, City—Cité, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Cunégonde, City—Cité was a city in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 9,291. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.484°N, 73.575°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Cunégonde, City—Cité had a population of 9,291: 4,610 male and 4,681 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 4,849 |
| 1891 | 9,291 |
| 1901 | 10,912 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ste. Cunégonde, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
- Côte St. Antoine, Village
- Montreal, St. Gabriel, Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, St. Antoine, Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, Ste. Anne’s, Ward—Quartier
- St. Henri, Town—Ville
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 85 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 9,291 total population, 4,681 females, 4,610 males, 3,416 married persons, 1,912 families, 1,718 married females, 1,698 married males, 351 widowed persons, 242 widowed females, 109 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 5,524 single persons under 18, 2,803 single males under 18, 2,721 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 7,500 French Canadians, 1,791 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 1,734 occupied houses, 1,731 houses, 1,606 houses built of brick, 1,012 houses of 2 stories, 712 houses of 1 story, 633 houses of 4 rooms, 416 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 290 houses of 3 rooms, 272 houses of 5 rooms, 113 houses built of wood, 87 houses of 2 rooms, 20 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 12 houses built of stone, 9 houses of 1 room, 9 uninhabited houses, 5 houses of 3 stories, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 2 houses of more than 3 stories, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 1,793 acres of land in farms, 1,435 bushels of oats, 1,060 bushels of potatoes, 1,054 acres of improved land in farms, 739 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 695 chickens, 643 bushels of spring wheat, 613 acres of farmland under crops, 600 sheep slaughtered or sold, 600 swine slaughtered or sold, 560 cattle killed or sold, 450 bushels of turnips, 400 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 370 bushels of buckwheat, 339 horses aged over 3 years, 293 acres of farmland in pasture, 290 pounds of homemade butter, 153 milk cows, 150 bushels of peas, 149 acres of hay crops, 149 acres of oats, 148 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 131 tons of hay, 105 bushels of barley, 100 bushels of beans, 88 acres of wheat, 72 other fowl, 36 turkeys, 27 farm occupants who own their land, 27 occupants of farms, 20 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 15 bushels of winter wheat, 15 swine, 14 ducks, 12 bushels of corn, 12 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 10 bushels of rye, 10 horses aged 3 years and under, 10 other cattle, 8 acres of barley, 8 acres of potatoes, 8 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 8 sheep, 7 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 6 geese, 6 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 6 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 4 acres of turnips, 1 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC155016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC155001_1881— 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. Cunégonde, City—Cité, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-cun-gonde-city-cit-qc155016-1891/.