Ste. Flavie, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Flavie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,296. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.594°N, 68.204°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Flavie had a population of 1,296: 638 male and 658 female residents. Population density was 53.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,203 |
| 1871 | 2,221 |
| 1881 | 1,968 |
| 1891 | 1,296 |
| 1901 | 1,147 |
| 1911 | 669 |
| 1921 | 707 |
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. Flavie shared boundaries with:
- Mont Joli, Village
- St. Donat
- St. Joseph de Lepage
- St. Octave de Métis & Village des Ecossais
- Ste. Luce
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 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 | 212 |
| Number of families | 212 |
| Number of females | 658 |
| Number of males | 638 |
| Number of married females | 185 |
| Number of married males | 185 |
| Number of married persons | 370 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 36 |
| POP F | 658 |
| POP M | 638 |
| POP TOT | 1,296 |
| Total population | 1,296 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 451 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 439 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 890 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,253 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 43 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 208 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 12 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 196 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 19 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 174 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 15 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 83 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 107 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 208 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 123 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 14 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,370 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,770 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,417 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,096 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 12,801 |
| Acres of land in farms | 19,571 |
| Acres of oats | 1,897 |
| Acres of potatoes | 289 |
| Acres of turnips | 12 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,197 |
| BAR AC | 123 |
| BAR BU | 1,678 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,678 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 25,412 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,693 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 46,540 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8,622 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,379 |
| BWT BU | 10 |
| CRN BU | 6 |
| HAY AC | 2,096 |
| HAY TONS | 1,584 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 301 |
| Number of chickens | 2,026 |
| Number of ducks | 79 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 165 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 5 |
| Number of geese | 233 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 70 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 290 |
| Number of milk cows | 768 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 170 |
| Number of other cattle | 560 |
| Number of other fowl | 10 |
| Number of oxen | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 57 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 37 |
| Number of sheep | 2,640 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,106 |
| Number of swine | 881 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 422 |
| OAT AC | 1,897 |
| OAT BU | 25,412 |
| PEA BU | 1,693 |
| POT AC | 289 |
| POT BU | 46,540 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,093 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 60 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 49,745 |
| RYE BU | 36 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,584 |
| WHT AC | 1,197 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,622 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 57 |
| A 11 50 | 12 |
| A 201 PL | 23 |
| A 51 100 | 41 |
| BEN BU | 9 |
| BUTTER LB | 49,745 |
| CATTLE KS | 301 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 451 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 439 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 890 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,093 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 70 |
| DUCKS | 79 |
| FAMILIES | 212 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 60 |
| FRN CA | 1,253 |
| GEESE | 233 |
| GRA BU | 28 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,026 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 290 |
| HOUSES | 208 |
| HOUSES B | 12 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 83 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 19 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 107 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 174 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 25 |
| HOUSES W | 196 |
| INF 11 A | 37 |
| MD FEM | 185 |
| MD MALE | 185 |
| MD TOT | 370 |
| MILK COWS | 768 |
| NAME CD | Rimouski |
| OC F | 5 |
| OC P | 165 |
| OC TOT | 170 |
| OTHER FOWL | 10 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 560 |
| OTHERS | 43 |
| SHEEP | 2,640 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,106 |
| SUP AM | 12,801 |
| SUP FOR | 6,770 |
| SUP JV | 14 |
| SUP PAT | 6,370 |
| SUP SC | 6,417 |
| SUP TOT | 19,571 |
| SWINE | 881 |
| SWINE KS | 422 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 208 |
| TUR AC | 12 |
| TUR BU | 1,379 |
| WID FEM | 22 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 36 |
| WORKING OX | 9 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC183021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC084009— 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. Flavie, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-flavie-qc183021-1891/.