Ste. Elizabeth de Warwick, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Elizabeth de Warwick was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 528. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464447. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.914°N, 72.108°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Elizabeth de Warwick had a population of 528: 283 male and 245 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 528 |
| 1901 | 429 |
| 1911 | 619 |
| 1921 | 695 |
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. Elizabeth de Warwick shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 528 total population, 283 males, 245 females, 171 married persons, 93 families, 86 married females, 85 married males, 9 widowed persons, 5.70 average size of families, 5 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 348 single persons under 18, 194 single males under 18, 154 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 492 French Canadians, 36 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 73 occupied houses, 71 houses, 71 houses built of wood, 65 houses of 1 story, 20 houses of 3 rooms, 16 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 16 uninhabited houses, 14 houses of 4 rooms, 12 houses of 5 rooms, 9 houses under construction, 6 houses of 2 stories, 5 houses of 2 rooms, 3 houses of 1 room, 2 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 11,770 pounds of homemade butter, 9,357 bushels of oats, 8,251 acres of land in farms, 6,219 bushels of potatoes, 5,234 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,017 acres of improved land in farms, 2,001 acres of farmland under crops, 1,178 bushels of spring wheat, 1,073 chickens, 1,066 acres of hay crops, 978 acres of farmland in pasture, 803 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 753 tons of hay, 644 bushels of barley, 629 acres of oats, 568 bushels of buckwheat, 313 sheep, 304 bushels of turnips, 223 other cattle, 205 milk cows, 154 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 143 swine slaughtered or sold, 129 acres of wheat, 123 bushels of peas, 116 sheep slaughtered or sold, 113 horses aged over 3 years, 109 swine, 87 bushels of corn, 87 occupants of farms, 84 farm occupants who own their land, 59 cattle killed or sold, 57 bushels of beans, 53 acres of potatoes, 49 acres of barley, 47 oxen, 38 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 38 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 35 horses aged 3 years and under, 23 geese, 21 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 20 turkeys, 16 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 16 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 11 other fowl, 9 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 2 acres of turnips, 2 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Marc-Aurèle Plamondon | 1823–1900 | died here |
| Amanda Viger | 1845–1906 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC153018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC038011_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3464447
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-%C3%89lizabeth-de-Warwick
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-%C3%89lizabeth-de-Warwick
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. Elizabeth de Warwick, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-elizabeth-de-warwick-qc153018-1891/.