Ste. Elizabeth, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Elizabeth was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,725. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.103°N, 73.381°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Elizabeth had a population of 2,725: 1,310 male and 1,415 female residents. Population density was 51.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,432 |
| 1861 | 2,936 |
| 1871 | 2,753 |
| 1881 | 2,980 |
| 1891 | 2,725 |
| 1901 | 2,696 |
| 1911 | 2,372 |
| 1921 | 2,276 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ste. Elizabeth, 1901 (91.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ste. Elizabeth shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 548 |
| Number of families | 548 |
| Number of females | 1,415 |
| Number of males | 1,310 |
| Number of married females | 464 |
| Number of married males | 464 |
| Number of married persons | 928 |
| Number of widowed females | 71 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| Number of widowed persons | 103 |
| POP F | 1,415 |
| POP M | 1,310 |
| POP TOT | 2,725 |
| Total population | 2,725 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 880 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 814 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,694 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,722 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 480 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 15 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 13 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 452 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 451 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 28 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 104 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 103 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 179 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 480 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 66 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 173 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 8,162 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,054 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 20,616 |
| Acres of hay crops | 8,165 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 28,951 |
| Acres of land in farms | 39,005 |
| Acres of oats | 5,387 |
| Acres of potatoes | 299 |
| Acres of turnips | 17 |
| Acres of wheat | 592 |
| BAR AC | 66 |
| BAR BU | 833 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 833 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 192 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,494 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 480 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,093 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 53,170 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 25,951 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 26,354 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 444 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,724 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,548 |
| BWT BU | 6,494 |
| CRN BU | 4,093 |
| HAY AC | 8,165 |
| HAY TONS | 8,091 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 402 |
| Number of chickens | 12,004 |
| Number of ducks | 303 |
| Number of employees on farms | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 388 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 28 |
| Number of geese | 309 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 268 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 832 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,400 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 422 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,133 |
| Number of other fowl | 146 |
| Number of oxen | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 138 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 59 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 113 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 78 |
| Number of sheep | 2,964 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,161 |
| Number of swine | 2,016 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,273 |
| Number of turkeys | 741 |
| OAT AC | 5,387 |
| OAT BU | 53,170 |
| PEA BU | 25,951 |
| POT AC | 299 |
| POT BU | 26,354 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 27,330 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,677 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,940 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 89,274 |
| RYE BU | 444 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,091 |
| WHT AC | 592 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,724 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 138 |
| A 11 50 | 59 |
| A 201 PL | 34 |
| A 51 100 | 113 |
| BEN BU | 192 |
| BUTTER LB | 89,274 |
| CATTLE KS | 402 |
| CHEESE LB | 27,330 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 880 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 814 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,694 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,677 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 268 |
| DUCKS | 303 |
| FAMILIES | 548 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,940 |
| FRN CA | 2,722 |
| GEESE | 309 |
| GRA BU | 480 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 12,004 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 832 |
| HOUSES | 480 |
| HOUSES B | 15 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 103 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 104 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 451 |
| HOUSES S | 13 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 179 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 49 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 28 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 452 |
| INF 11 A | 78 |
| MD FEM | 464 |
| MD MALE | 464 |
| MD TOT | 928 |
| MILK COWS | 1,400 |
| NAME CD | Joliette |
| OC E | 6 |
| OC F | 28 |
| OC P | 388 |
| OC TOT | 422 |
| OTHER FOWL | 146 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,133 |
| OTHERS | 3 |
| SHEEP | 2,964 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,161 |
| SUP AM | 28,951 |
| SUP FOR | 10,054 |
| SUP JV | 173 |
| SUP PAT | 8,162 |
| SUP SC | 20,616 |
| SUP TOT | 39,005 |
| SWINE | 2,016 |
| SWINE KS | 1,273 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 480 |
| TUR AC | 17 |
| TUR BU | 3,548 |
| TURKEY | 741 |
| WID FEM | 71 |
| WID MALE | 32 |
| WID TOT | 103 |
| WORKING OX | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC159007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC060008— 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. Elizabeth, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-elizabeth-qc159007-1891/.