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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464279. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,985 |
| 1901 | 1,814 |
| 1911 | — |
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 86 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,985 total population, 997 females, 988 males, 627 married persons, 338 families, 315 married females, 312 married males, 75 widowed persons, 51 widowed females, 24 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,283 single persons under 18, 652 single males under 18, 631 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,981 French Canadians, 4 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 334 houses, 334 occupied houses, 324 houses built of wood, 305 houses of 1 story, 88 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 57 houses of 4 rooms, 57 uninhabited houses, 56 houses of 2 rooms, 51 houses of 3 rooms, 40 houses of 5 rooms, 33 houses of 1 room, 27 houses of 2 stories, 8 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 6 houses built of stone, 4 houses built of brick, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 29,244 bushels of oats, 26,685 acres of land in farms, 21,214 pounds of homemade butter, 15,829 bushels of potatoes, 15,372 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,313 acres of improved land in farms, 6,313 acres of farmland under crops, 5,794 chickens, 5,655 bushels of buckwheat, 4,924 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,872 acres of oats, 2,587 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,334 tons of hay, 2,040 bushels of winter wheat, 2,027 acres of hay crops, 1,842 bushels of peas, 1,512 bushels of corn, 1,430 bushels of turnips, 1,357 sheep, 1,034 swine, 890 bushels of spring wheat, 802 milk cows, 724 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 637 other cattle, 601 swine slaughtered or sold, 558 sheep slaughtered or sold, 469 bushels of barley, 378 acres of wheat, 301 horses aged over 3 years, 287 occupants of farms, 282 farm occupants who own their land, 212 cattle killed or sold, 130 acres of potatoes, 117 turkeys, 109 bushels of beans, 100 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 91 horses aged 3 years and under, 76 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 72 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 69 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 61 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 53 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 38 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 37 oxen, 36 acres of barley, 33 other fowl, 32 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 14 bushels of rye, 11 acres of turnips, 5 ducks, 4 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1891, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Pierre-Léon Ayotte | 1845–1907 | died here |
| François-Xavier Cloutier | 1848–1934 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC146008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC151007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3464279
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Genevi%C3%A8ve-de-Batiscan
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Genevi%C3%A8ve-de-Batiscan
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/.