Ste. Dorothée, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Dorothée was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 876. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.533°N, 73.830°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Dorothée had a population of 876: 462 male and 414 female residents. Population density was 90.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 989 |
| 1881 | 939 |
| 1891 | 876 |
| 1901 | 881 |
| 1911 | 900 |
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 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 172 |
| Number of families | 172 |
| Number of females | 414 |
| Number of males | 462 |
| Number of married females | 148 |
| Number of married males | 148 |
| Number of married persons | 296 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 32 |
| POP F | 414 |
| POP M | 462 |
| POP TOT | 876 |
| Total population | 876 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 246 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 302 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 548 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 876 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 169 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 3 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 13 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 153 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 4 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 156 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 81 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 13 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 169 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 495 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 108 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,636 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,050 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,310 |
| Acres of hay crops | 953 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,054 |
| Acres of land in farms | 7,104 |
| Acres of oats | 1,023 |
| Acres of potatoes | 253 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 43 |
| BAR AC | 495 |
| BAR BU | 7,701 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 7,701 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 552 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,536 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,571 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 12,954 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 529 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 29,948 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 371 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 620 |
| BWT BU | 3,536 |
| CRN BU | 3,571 |
| HAY AC | 953 |
| HAY TONS | 1,479 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 72 |
| Number of chickens | 1,927 |
| Number of ducks | 6 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 147 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 9 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 77 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 283 |
| Number of milk cows | 415 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 158 |
| Number of other cattle | 173 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 67 |
| Number of sheep | 43 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 33 |
| Number of swine | 300 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 364 |
| Number of turkeys | 8 |
| OAT AC | 1,023 |
| OAT BU | 12,954 |
| PEA BU | 529 |
| POT AC | 253 |
| POT BU | 29,948 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 275 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 40,730 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,479 |
| WHT AC | 43 |
| WHT SP BU | 371 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 20 |
| A 11 50 | 23 |
| A 51 100 | 48 |
| BEN BU | 552 |
| BUTTER LB | 40,730 |
| CATTLE KS | 72 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 246 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 302 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 548 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 275 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 77 |
| DUCKS | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 172 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FRN CA | 876 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,927 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 283 |
| HOUSES | 169 |
| HOUSES B | 3 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 32 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 156 |
| HOUSES S | 13 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 14 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 81 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 13 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 7 |
| HOUSES W | 153 |
| INF 11 A | 67 |
| MD FEM | 148 |
| MD MALE | 148 |
| MD TOT | 296 |
| MILK COWS | 415 |
| NAME CD | Laval |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 9 |
| OC P | 147 |
| OC TOT | 158 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 173 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 43 |
| SHEEP KS | 33 |
| SUP AM | 6,054 |
| SUP FOR | 1,050 |
| SUP JV | 108 |
| SUP PAT | 1,636 |
| SUP SC | 4,310 |
| SUP TOT | 7,104 |
| SWINE | 300 |
| SWINE KS | 364 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 169 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 620 |
| TURKEY | 8 |
| WID FEM | 20 |
| WID MALE | 12 |
| WID TOT | 32 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC163001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC168004_1871— 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. Dorothée, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-doroth-e-qc163001-1891/.