Ste. Emélie de l'Energie, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Emélie de l'Energie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 939. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.323°N, 73.659°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Emélie de l'Energie had a population of 939: 501 male and 438 female residents. Population density was 22.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 800 |
| 1891 | 939 |
| 1901 | 1,201 |
| 1911 | 1,471 |
| 1921 | 1,151 |
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. Emélie de l'Energie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 161 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 173 |
| Number of families | 173 |
| Number of females | 438 |
| Number of males | 501 |
| Number of married females | 163 |
| Number of married males | 163 |
| Number of married persons | 326 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 15 |
| POP F | 438 |
| POP M | 501 |
| POP TOT | 939 |
| Total population | 939 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 265 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 333 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 598 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 939 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 150 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 150 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 18 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 142 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses under construction | 11 |
| Number of occupied houses | 154 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 42 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 18 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,377 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 18,021 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,842 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,512 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,237 |
| Acres of land in farms | 26,258 |
| Acres of oats | 1,687 |
| Acres of potatoes | 114 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 122 |
| BAR AC | 42 |
| BAR BU | 431 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 431 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,556 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 169 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 236 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 14,077 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,122 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,104 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 378 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 856 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 652 |
| BWT BU | 3,556 |
| CRN BU | 236 |
| HAY AC | 2,512 |
| HAY TONS | 1,501 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 119 |
| Number of chickens | 1,925 |
| Number of ducks | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 175 |
| Number of geese | 7 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 48 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 223 |
| Number of milk cows | 494 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 175 |
| Number of other cattle | 281 |
| Number of other fowl | 6 |
| Number of oxen | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 64 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 13 |
| Number of sheep | 734 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 325 |
| Number of swine | 382 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 277 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 1,687 |
| OAT BU | 14,077 |
| PEA BU | 2,122 |
| POT AC | 114 |
| POT BU | 9,104 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 13,852 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,370 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 30,751 |
| RYE BU | 378 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,501 |
| WHT AC | 122 |
| WHT SP BU | 856 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 55 |
| A 11 50 | 8 |
| A 201 PL | 35 |
| A 51 100 | 64 |
| BEN BU | 17 |
| BUTTER LB | 30,751 |
| CATTLE KS | 119 |
| CHEESE LB | 13,852 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 265 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 333 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 598 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,370 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 48 |
| DUCKS | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 173 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 50 |
| FRN CA | 939 |
| GEESE | 7 |
| GRA BU | 169 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,925 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 223 |
| HOUSES | 150 |
| HOUSES CON | 11 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 17 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 142 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 17 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 58 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 15 |
| HOUSES W | 150 |
| INF 11 A | 13 |
| MD FEM | 163 |
| MD MALE | 163 |
| MD TOT | 326 |
| MILK COWS | 494 |
| NAME CD | Joliette |
| OC P | 175 |
| OC TOT | 175 |
| OTHER FOWL | 6 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 281 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 734 |
| SHEEP KS | 325 |
| SUP AM | 8,237 |
| SUP FOR | 18,021 |
| SUP JV | 18 |
| SUP PAT | 2,377 |
| SUP SC | 5,842 |
| SUP TOT | 26,258 |
| SWINE | 382 |
| SWINE KS | 277 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 154 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 652 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 10 |
| WID MALE | 5 |
| WID TOT | 15 |
| WORKING OX | 44 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC159008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC060009— 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. Emélie de l'Energie, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-em-lie-de-l-energie-qc159008-1891/.