Ste. Famille, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Famille was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 786. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.960°N, 70.949°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Famille had a population of 786: 394 male and 392 female residents. Population density was 41.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 850 |
| 1861 | 888 |
| 1871 | 834 |
| 1881 | 817 |
| 1891 | 786 |
| 1901 | 751 |
| 1911 | 618 |
| 1921 | 719 |
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. Famille shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.10 |
| FAM NO | 129 |
| Number of families | 129 |
| Number of females | 392 |
| Number of males | 394 |
| Number of married females | 112 |
| Number of married males | 115 |
| Number of married persons | 227 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 39 |
| POP F | 392 |
| POP M | 394 |
| POP TOT | 786 |
| Total population | 786 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 261 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 259 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 520 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 783 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 129 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 5 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 52 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 72 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 103 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 23 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 129 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 19 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 71 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,936 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,467 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,836 |
| Acres of hay crops | 891 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,843 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,310 |
| Acres of oats | 2,072 |
| Acres of potatoes | 211 |
| Acres of turnips | 16 |
| Acres of wheat | 186 |
| BAR AC | 19 |
| BAR BU | 244 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 244 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 117 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 551 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 136 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 23,896 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,073 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 25,132 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,067 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,853 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,651 |
| BWT BU | 551 |
| CRN BU | 136 |
| HAY AC | 891 |
| HAY TONS | 2,443 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 215 |
| Number of chickens | 4,043 |
| Number of ducks | 172 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 113 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 10 |
| Number of geese | 22 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 59 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 127 |
| Number of milk cows | 449 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 126 |
| Number of other cattle | 733 |
| Number of other fowl | 268 |
| Number of oxen | 264 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 18 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 53 |
| Number of sheep | 1,055 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 363 |
| Number of swine | 839 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 566 |
| Number of turkeys | 18 |
| OAT AC | 2,072 |
| OAT BU | 23,896 |
| PEA BU | 1,073 |
| POT AC | 211 |
| POT BU | 25,132 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,007 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 41 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,736 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 37,650 |
| RYE BU | 1,067 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,443 |
| WHT AC | 186 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,853 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 43 |
| A 11 50 | 7 |
| A 201 PL | 18 |
| A 51 100 | 5 |
| BEN BU | 117 |
| BUTTER LB | 37,650 |
| CATTLE KS | 215 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,007 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 261 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 259 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 520 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 41 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 59 |
| DUCKS | 172 |
| FAMILIES | 129 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,736 |
| FRN CA | 783 |
| GEESE | 22 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,043 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 127 |
| HOUSES | 129 |
| HOUSES B | 5 |
| HOUSES CON | 6 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 19 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 103 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 52 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 57 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 23 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 72 |
| INF 11 A | 53 |
| MD FEM | 112 |
| MD MALE | 115 |
| MD TOT | 227 |
| MILK COWS | 449 |
| NAME CD | Montmorency |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 10 |
| OC P | 113 |
| OC TOT | 126 |
| OTHER FOWL | 268 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 733 |
| OTHERS | 3 |
| SHEEP | 1,055 |
| SHEEP KS | 363 |
| SUP AM | 8,843 |
| SUP FOR | 4,467 |
| SUP JV | 71 |
| SUP PAT | 3,936 |
| SUP SC | 4,836 |
| SUP TOT | 13,310 |
| SWINE | 839 |
| SWINE KS | 566 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 129 |
| TUR AC | 16 |
| TUR BU | 2,651 |
| TURKEY | 18 |
| WID FEM | 19 |
| WID MALE | 20 |
| WID TOT | 39 |
| WORKING OX | 264 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC172005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC075005— 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. Famille, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-famille-qc172005-1891/.