Ste. Félicité, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Félicité was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,064. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464274. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.873°N, 67.278°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Félicité had a population of 1,064: 549 male and 515 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,088 |
| 1881 | 1,541 |
| 1891 | 1,064 |
| 1901 | 1,445 |
| 1911 | 1,868 |
| 1921 | 1,935 |
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. Félicité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 157 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.50 |
| FAM NO | 164 |
| Number of families | 164 |
| Number of females | 515 |
| Number of males | 549 |
| Number of married females | 164 |
| Number of married males | 164 |
| Number of married persons | 328 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 17 |
| POP F | 515 |
| POP M | 549 |
| POP TOT | 1,064 |
| Total population | 1,064 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 342 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 377 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 719 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,064 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses | 160 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 160 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 10 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 149 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 10 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 162 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 141 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 27 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,442 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,532 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,173 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,176 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,642 |
| Acres of land in farms | 19,174 |
| Acres of oats | 617 |
| Acres of potatoes | 178 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 746 |
| BAR AC | 141 |
| BAR BU | 1,217 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,217 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,453 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,516 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,147 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,989 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 171 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 15 |
| HAY AC | 1,176 |
| HAY TONS | 796 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 189 |
| Number of chickens | 927 |
| Number of ducks | 23 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 141 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 7 |
| Number of geese | 54 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 47 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 200 |
| Number of milk cows | 326 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 150 |
| Number of other cattle | 163 |
| Number of other fowl | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 64 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 7 |
| Number of sheep | 821 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 571 |
| Number of swine | 343 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 272 |
| OAT AC | 617 |
| OAT BU | 5,453 |
| PEA BU | 1,516 |
| POT AC | 178 |
| POT BU | 20,147 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,761 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 22,000 |
| RYE BU | 16 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 796 |
| WHT AC | 746 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,989 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 64 |
| A 11 50 | 18 |
| A 201 PL | 20 |
| A 51 100 | 41 |
| BUTTER LB | 22,000 |
| CATTLE KS | 189 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 342 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 377 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 719 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,761 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 47 |
| DUCKS | 23 |
| FAMILIES | 164 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.50 |
| FRN CA | 1,064 |
| GEESE | 54 |
| GRA BU | 10 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 927 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 200 |
| HOUSES | 160 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 33 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 149 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 9 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 45 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 58 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 10 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 25 |
| HOUSES W | 160 |
| INF 11 A | 7 |
| MD FEM | 164 |
| MD MALE | 164 |
| MD TOT | 328 |
| MILK COWS | 326 |
| NAME CD | Rimouski |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 7 |
| OC P | 141 |
| OC TOT | 150 |
| OTHER FOWL | 20 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 163 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 821 |
| SHEEP KS | 571 |
| SILOS | 15 |
| SUP AM | 9,642 |
| SUP FOR | 9,532 |
| SUP JV | 27 |
| SUP PAT | 6,442 |
| SUP SC | 3,173 |
| SUP TOT | 19,174 |
| SWINE | 343 |
| SWINE KS | 272 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 162 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 171 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 2 |
| WID FEM | 9 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 17 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC183020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC070009_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3464274
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. Félicité, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-f-licit-qc183020-1891/.