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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464445. 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 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:
- Berthier
- St. Ambroise de Kildare
- St. Charles Borromée
- St. Félix de Valois
- St. Norbert
- St. Thomas
- Ste. Mélanie
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 2,725 total population, 1,415 females, 1,310 males, 928 married persons, 548 families, 464 married females, 464 married males, 103 widowed persons, 71 widowed females, 32 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,694 single persons under 18, 880 single females under 18, 814 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,722 French Canadians, 3 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 480 houses, 480 occupied houses, 452 houses built of wood, 451 houses of 1 story, 179 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 104 houses of 4 rooms, 103 houses of 5 rooms, 49 houses of 2 rooms, 28 houses of 2 stories, 28 houses of 3 rooms, 15 houses built of brick, 13 houses built of stone, 13 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 8 uninhabited houses, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 89,274 pounds of homemade butter, 53,170 bushels of oats, 39,005 acres of land in farms, 28,951 acres of improved land in farms, 27,330 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 26,354 bushels of potatoes, 25,951 bushels of peas, 20,616 acres of farmland under crops, 12,004 chickens, 10,054 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 8,165 acres of hay crops, 8,162 acres of farmland in pasture, 8,091 tons of hay, 6,494 bushels of buckwheat, 5,677 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 5,387 acres of oats, 4,724 bushels of spring wheat, 4,093 bushels of corn, 3,940 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3,548 bushels of turnips, 2,964 sheep, 2,016 swine, 1,400 milk cows, 1,273 swine slaughtered or sold, 1,161 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,133 other cattle, 833 bushels of barley, 832 horses aged over 3 years, 741 turkeys, 592 acres of wheat, 480 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 444 bushels of rye, 422 occupants of farms, 402 cattle killed or sold, 388 farm occupants who own their land, 309 geese, 303 ducks, 299 acres of potatoes, 268 horses aged 3 years and under, 192 bushels of beans, 173 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 146 other fowl, 138 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 113 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 78 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 66 acres of barley, 59 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 34 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 28 farm occupants who rent their land, 17 acres of turnips, 13 oxen, 6 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q3464445
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-%C3%89lisabeth,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-%C3%89lisabeth
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/.