Ste. Dorothée, par., Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Dorothée, par. was a parish in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 876. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912969. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.533°N, 73.830°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Dorothée, par. had a population of 876: 462 male and 414 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 989 |
| 1881 | 939 |
| 1891 | 876 |
| 1901 | 881 |
| 1911 | 900 |
| 1921 | 992 |
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. Dorothée, par. shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 77 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 876 total population, 462 males, 414 females, 296 married persons, 172 families, 148 married females, 148 married males, 32 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 12 widowed males, 5.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 548 single persons under 18, 302 single males under 18, 246 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 876 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 169 houses, 169 occupied houses, 156 houses of 1 story, 153 houses built of wood, 81 houses of 2 rooms, 32 houses of 4 rooms, 23 houses of 3 rooms, 14 houses of 5 rooms, 14 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 13 houses built of stone, 13 houses of 2 stories, 7 uninhabited houses, 4 houses of 1 room, 3 houses built of brick, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 40,730 pounds of homemade butter, 29,948 bushels of potatoes, 12,954 bushels of oats, 7,701 bushels of barley, 7,104 acres of land in farms, 6,054 acres of improved land in farms, 4,310 acres of farmland under crops, 3,571 bushels of corn, 3,536 bushels of buckwheat, 1,927 chickens, 1,636 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,479 tons of hay, 1,050 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,023 acres of oats, 953 acres of hay crops, 620 bushels of turnips, 552 bushels of beans, 529 bushels of peas, 495 acres of barley, 415 milk cows, 371 bushels of spring wheat, 364 swine slaughtered or sold, 300 swine, 283 horses aged over 3 years, 275 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 253 acres of potatoes, 173 other cattle, 158 occupants of farms, 147 farm occupants who own their land, 108 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 77 horses aged 3 years and under, 72 cattle killed or sold, 67 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 48 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 43 acres of wheat, 43 sheep, 33 sheep slaughtered or sold, 23 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 20 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 9 farm occupants who rent their land, 8 turkeys, 6 ducks, 4 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 4 oxen, 2 acres of turnips, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC163001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC076041— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912969
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. Dorothée, par., Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-doroth-e-par-qc163001-1891/.