Ste. Geneviève, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Geneviève was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,985. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.541°N, 72.347°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Geneviève had a population of 1,985: 988 male and 997 female residents. Population density was 49.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,277 |
| 1881 | 2,294 |
| 1891 | 1,985 |
| 1901 | 1,814 |
| 1911 | 1,847 |
| 1921 | 1,725 |
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. Geneviève shared boundaries with:
- La Visitation
- St. François-Xavier de Batiscan
- St. Luc
- St. Narcisse
- St. Prosper
- St. Stanislas
- Ste. Anne de la Pérade
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 174 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 338 |
| Number of families | 338 |
| Number of females | 997 |
| Number of males | 988 |
| Number of married females | 315 |
| Number of married males | 312 |
| Number of married persons | 627 |
| Number of widowed females | 51 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 75 |
| POP F | 997 |
| POP M | 988 |
| POP TOT | 1,985 |
| Total population | 1,985 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 631 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 652 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,283 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,981 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 334 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 4 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 6 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 324 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 33 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 305 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 56 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 27 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 51 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 57 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 88 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 334 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 57 |
Agriculture (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 36 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 76 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,924 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 15,372 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,313 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,027 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 11,313 |
| Acres of land in farms | 26,685 |
| Acres of oats | 2,872 |
| Acres of potatoes | 130 |
| Acres of turnips | 11 |
| Acres of wheat | 378 |
| BAR AC | 36 |
| BAR BU | 469 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 469 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 109 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,655 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 38 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,512 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 29,244 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,842 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,829 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 890 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,430 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2,040 |
| BWT BU | 5,655 |
| CRN BU | 1,512 |
| HAY AC | 2,027 |
| HAY TONS | 2,334 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 212 |
| Number of chickens | 5,794 |
| Number of ducks | 5 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 282 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 91 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 301 |
| Number of milk cows | 802 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 287 |
| Number of other cattle | 637 |
| Number of other fowl | 33 |
| Number of oxen | 37 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 72 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 69 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 32 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 61 |
| Number of sheep | 1,357 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 558 |
| Number of swine | 1,034 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 601 |
| Number of turkeys | 117 |
| OAT AC | 2,872 |
| OAT BU | 29,244 |
| PEA BU | 1,842 |
| POT AC | 130 |
| POT BU | 15,829 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 100 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,587 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 724 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 21,214 |
| RYE BU | 14 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,334 |
| WHT AC | 378 |
| WHT FALL BU | 2,040 |
| WHT SP BU | 890 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 72 |
| A 11 50 | 53 |
| A 201 PL | 32 |
| A 51 100 | 69 |
| BEN BU | 109 |
| BUTTER LB | 21,214 |
| CATTLE KS | 212 |
| CHEESE LB | 100 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 631 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 652 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,283 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,587 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 91 |
| DUCKS | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 338 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 724 |
| FRN CA | 1,981 |
| GRA BU | 38 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,794 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 301 |
| HOUSES | 334 |
| HOUSES B | 4 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 40 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 57 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 33 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 305 |
| HOUSES S | 6 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 88 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 51 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 56 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 27 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 57 |
| HOUSES W | 324 |
| INF 11 A | 61 |
| MD FEM | 315 |
| MD MALE | 312 |
| MD TOT | 627 |
| MILK COWS | 802 |
| NAME CD | Champlain |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 282 |
| OC TOT | 287 |
| OTHER FOWL | 33 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 637 |
| OTHERS | 4 |
| SHEEP | 1,357 |
| SHEEP KS | 558 |
| SUP AM | 11,313 |
| SUP FOR | 15,372 |
| SUP JV | 76 |
| SUP PAT | 4,924 |
| SUP SC | 6,313 |
| SUP TOT | 26,685 |
| SWINE | 1,034 |
| SWINE KS | 601 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 334 |
| TUR AC | 11 |
| TUR BU | 1,430 |
| TURKEY | 117 |
| WID FEM | 51 |
| WID MALE | 24 |
| WID TOT | 75 |
| WORKING OX | 37 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC146008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC047008_1871— 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. Geneviève, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-genevi-ve-qc146008-1891/.