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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464448. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 800 |
| 1891 | 939 |
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 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 939 total population, 501 males, 438 females, 326 married persons, 173 families, 163 married females, 163 married males, 15 widowed persons, 10 widowed females, 5.40 average size of families, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 598 single persons under 18, 333 single males under 18, 265 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 939 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 154 occupied houses, 150 houses, 150 houses built of wood, 142 houses of 1 story, 58 houses of 3 rooms, 24 houses of 2 rooms, 18 houses of 1 room, 17 houses of 4 rooms, 17 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 16 houses of 5 rooms, 15 uninhabited houses, 11 houses under construction, 8 houses of 2 stories, 4 dwellings that are vessels and shanties. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 30,751 pounds of homemade butter, 26,258 acres of land in farms, 18,021 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 14,077 bushels of oats, 13,852 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 9,104 bushels of potatoes, 8,237 acres of improved land in farms, 5,842 acres of farmland under crops, 3,556 bushels of buckwheat, 2,512 acres of hay crops, 2,377 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,370 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,122 bushels of peas, 1,925 chickens, 1,687 acres of oats, 1,501 tons of hay, 856 bushels of spring wheat, 734 sheep, 652 bushels of turnips, 494 milk cows, 431 bushels of barley, 382 swine, 378 bushels of rye, 325 sheep slaughtered or sold, 281 other cattle, 277 swine slaughtered or sold, 236 bushels of corn, 223 horses aged over 3 years, 175 farm occupants who own their land, 175 occupants of farms, 169 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 122 acres of wheat, 119 cattle killed or sold, 114 acres of potatoes, 64 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 55 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 50 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 48 horses aged 3 years and under, 44 oxen, 42 acres of barley, 35 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 18 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 17 bushels of beans, 13 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 8 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 7 geese, 6 acres of turnips, 6 other fowl, 2 ducks, 2 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC159008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC159008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3464448
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-%C3%89m%C3%A9lie-de-l%27%C3%89nergie
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-%C3%89m%C3%A9lie-de-l%27%C3%89nergie
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/.