Ste. Emélie, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Emélie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,189. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.475°N, 71.836°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Emélie had a population of 1,189: 608 male and 581 female residents. Population density was 12.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,131 |
| 1881 | 1,269 |
| 1891 | 1,189 |
| 1901 | 642 |
| 1911 | 712 |
| 1921 | 721 |
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 Leclercville, VL, 1901 (1.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ste. Emélie 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 | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 205 |
| Number of families | 205 |
| Number of females | 581 |
| Number of males | 608 |
| Number of married females | 194 |
| Number of married males | 193 |
| Number of married persons | 387 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 41 |
| POP F | 581 |
| POP M | 608 |
| POP TOT | 1,189 |
| Total population | 1,189 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 364 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 397 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 761 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,189 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 194 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 190 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 18 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 185 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 9 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 66 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 194 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 56 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 78 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,697 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,379 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,557 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,555 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,332 |
| Acres of land in farms | 8,711 |
| Acres of oats | 987 |
| Acres of potatoes | 86 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| Acres of wheat | 291 |
| BAR AC | 56 |
| BAR BU | 558 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 558 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,997 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 73 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 159 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,514 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 514 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,282 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,836 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,294 |
| BWT BU | 1,997 |
| CRN BU | 159 |
| HAY AC | 1,555 |
| HAY TONS | 1,661 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 66 |
| Number of chickens | 1,191 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 150 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 17 |
| Number of geese | 5 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 42 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 153 |
| Number of milk cows | 491 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 167 |
| Number of other cattle | 266 |
| Number of other fowl | 14 |
| Number of oxen | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 73 |
| Number of sheep | 582 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 324 |
| Number of swine | 239 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 213 |
| Number of turkeys | 1 |
| OAT AC | 987 |
| OAT BU | 11,514 |
| PEA BU | 514 |
| POT AC | 86 |
| POT BU | 7,282 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 43,904 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 322 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,982 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 16,225 |
| RYE BU | 16 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,661 |
| WHT AC | 291 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,836 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 29 |
| A 11 50 | 13 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 48 |
| BEN BU | 36 |
| BUTTER LB | 16,225 |
| CATTLE KS | 66 |
| CHEESE LB | 43,904 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 364 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 397 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 761 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 322 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 42 |
| FAMILIES | 205 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,982 |
| FRN CA | 1,189 |
| GEESE | 5 |
| GRA BU | 73 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,191 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 153 |
| HOUSES | 194 |
| HOUSES B | 4 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 51 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 18 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 185 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 24 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 66 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 9 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 190 |
| INF 11 A | 73 |
| MD FEM | 194 |
| MD MALE | 193 |
| MD TOT | 387 |
| MILK COWS | 491 |
| NAME CD | Lotbinière |
| OC F | 17 |
| OC P | 150 |
| OC TOT | 167 |
| OTHER FOWL | 14 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 266 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 582 |
| SHEEP KS | 324 |
| SUP AM | 6,332 |
| SUP FOR | 2,379 |
| SUP JV | 78 |
| SUP PAT | 1,697 |
| SUP SC | 4,557 |
| SUP TOT | 8,711 |
| SWINE | 239 |
| SWINE KS | 213 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 194 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 1,294 |
| TURKEY | 1 |
| WID FEM | 23 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 41 |
| WORKING OX | 58 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC166007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC068009— 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, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-em-lie-qc166007-1891/.