Ste. Emilie & Leclercville, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Emilie & Leclercville, Village was a village 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. Emilie & Leclercville, Village had a population of 1,189: 608 male and 581 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,269 |
| 1891 | 1,189 |
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. Emilie & Leclercville, Village 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 1,189 total population, 608 males, 581 females, 387 married persons, 205 families, 194 married females, 193 married males, 41 widowed persons, 23 widowed females, 18 widowed males, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 761 single persons under 18, 397 single males under 18, 364 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,189 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 194 houses, 194 occupied houses, 190 houses built of wood, 185 houses of 1 story, 66 houses of 3 rooms, 51 houses of 4 rooms, 24 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 21 houses of 2 rooms, 18 houses of 1 room, 14 houses of 5 rooms, 9 houses of 2 stories, 8 uninhabited houses, 4 houses built of brick, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 43,904 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 16,225 pounds of homemade butter, 11,514 bushels of oats, 8,711 acres of land in farms, 7,282 bushels of potatoes, 6,332 acres of improved land in farms, 4,557 acres of farmland under crops, 2,379 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,997 bushels of buckwheat, 1,982 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,836 bushels of spring wheat, 1,697 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,661 tons of hay, 1,555 acres of hay crops, 1,294 bushels of turnips, 1,191 chickens, 987 acres of oats, 582 sheep, 558 bushels of barley, 514 bushels of peas, 491 milk cows, 324 sheep slaughtered or sold, 322 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 291 acres of wheat, 266 other cattle, 239 swine, 213 swine slaughtered or sold, 167 occupants of farms, 159 bushels of corn, 153 horses aged over 3 years, 150 farm occupants who own their land, 86 acres of potatoes, 78 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 73 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 73 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 66 cattle killed or sold, 58 oxen, 56 acres of barley, 48 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 42 horses aged 3 years and under, 36 bushels of beans, 29 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 17 farm occupants who rent their land, 16 bushels of rye, 14 other fowl, 13 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 11 acres of turnips, 5 geese, 4 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 turkeys. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC166007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC166007_1881— 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. Emilie & Leclercville, Village, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-emilie-leclercville-village-qc166007-1891/.