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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q106815219. 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 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:
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 1,296 total population, 658 females, 638 males, 370 married persons, 212 families, 185 married females, 185 married males, 36 widowed persons, 22 widowed females, 14 widowed males, 6.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 890 single persons under 18, 451 single females under 18, 439 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,253 French Canadians, 43 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 208 houses, 208 occupied houses, 196 houses built of wood, 174 houses of 2 stories, 107 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 83 houses of 4 rooms, 25 uninhabited houses, 19 houses of 1 story, 15 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 15 houses of 3 stories, 12 houses built of brick, 1 houses of 3 rooms, 1 houses of 5 rooms, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 49,745 pounds of homemade butter, 46,540 bushels of potatoes, 25,412 bushels of oats, 19,571 acres of land in farms, 12,801 acres of improved land in farms, 8,622 bushels of spring wheat, 6,770 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,417 acres of farmland under crops, 6,370 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,093 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,640 sheep, 2,096 acres of hay crops, 2,026 chickens, 1,897 acres of oats, 1,693 bushels of peas, 1,678 bushels of barley, 1,584 tons of hay, 1,379 bushels of turnips, 1,197 acres of wheat, 1,106 sheep slaughtered or sold, 881 swine, 768 milk cows, 560 other cattle, 422 swine slaughtered or sold, 301 cattle killed or sold, 290 horses aged over 3 years, 289 acres of potatoes, 233 geese, 170 occupants of farms, 165 farm occupants who own their land, 123 acres of barley, 79 ducks, 70 horses aged 3 years and under, 60 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 57 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 41 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 37 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 36 bushels of rye, 28 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 23 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 14 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 12 acres of turnips, 12 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 10 bushels of buckwheat, 10 other fowl, 9 bushels of beans, 9 oxen, 6 bushels of corn, 5 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC183021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC084009_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q106815219
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/.