Ste. Geneviève, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Geneviève was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,295. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.483°N, 73.847°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Geneviève had a population of 1,295: 685 male and 610 female residents. Population density was 77.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,343 |
| 1871 | 1,304 |
| 1881 | 1,312 |
| 1891 | 1,295 |
| 1901 | 1,186 |
| 1911 | 1,075 |
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:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 240 |
| Number of families | 240 |
| Number of females | 610 |
| Number of males | 685 |
| Number of married females | 202 |
| Number of married males | 200 |
| Number of married persons | 402 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 58 |
| POP F | 610 |
| POP M | 685 |
| POP TOT | 1,295 |
| Total population | 1,295 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 374 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 461 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 835 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,290 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 5 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 227 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 3 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 47 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 175 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 11 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 210 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 41 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 15 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 68 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 22 |
| Number of occupied houses | 227 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 179 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 193 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,840 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,024 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,745 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,849 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 9,778 |
| Acres of land in farms | 10,802 |
| Acres of oats | 2,032 |
| Acres of potatoes | 317 |
| Acres of turnips | 21 |
| Acres of wheat | 352 |
| BAR AC | 179 |
| BAR BU | 2,779 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,779 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 312 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,535 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 112 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5,112 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 23,430 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 8,628 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 26,321 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,087 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 691 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 60 |
| BWT BU | 5,535 |
| CRN BU | 5,112 |
| HAY AC | 1,849 |
| HAY TONS | 1,659 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 137 |
| Number of chickens | 4,316 |
| Number of ducks | 9 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 201 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 16 |
| Number of geese | 64 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 185 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 424 |
| Number of milk cows | 600 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 217 |
| Number of other cattle | 405 |
| Number of other fowl | 118 |
| Number of oxen | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 55 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 95 |
| Number of sheep | 253 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 156 |
| Number of swine | 497 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 483 |
| Number of turkeys | 145 |
| OAT AC | 2,032 |
| OAT BU | 23,430 |
| PEA BU | 8,628 |
| POT AC | 317 |
| POT BU | 26,321 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 428 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 755 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 36,237 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,659 |
| WHT AC | 352 |
| WHT FALL BU | 60 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,087 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 34 |
| A 11 50 | 30 |
| A 201 PL | 3 |
| A 51 100 | 55 |
| BEN BU | 312 |
| BUTTER LB | 36,237 |
| CATTLE KS | 137 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 374 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 461 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 835 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 428 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 185 |
| DUCKS | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 240 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 755 |
| FRN CA | 1,290 |
| GEESE | 64 |
| GRA BU | 112 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 4,316 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 424 |
| HOUSES | 227 |
| HOUSES B | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 35 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 48 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 210 |
| HOUSES S | 47 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 22 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 68 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 41 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 15 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 17 |
| HOUSES W | 175 |
| INF 11 A | 95 |
| MD FEM | 202 |
| MD MALE | 200 |
| MD TOT | 402 |
| MILK COWS | 600 |
| NAME CD | Jacques-Cartier |
| OC F | 16 |
| OC P | 201 |
| OC TOT | 217 |
| OTHER FOWL | 118 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 405 |
| OTHERS | 5 |
| SHEEP | 253 |
| SHEEP KS | 156 |
| SUP AM | 9,778 |
| SUP FOR | 1,024 |
| SUP JV | 193 |
| SUP PAT | 1,840 |
| SUP SC | 7,745 |
| SUP TOT | 10,802 |
| SWINE | 497 |
| SWINE KS | 483 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 227 |
| TUR AC | 21 |
| TUR BU | 691 |
| TURKEY | 145 |
| WID FEM | 34 |
| WID MALE | 24 |
| WID TOT | 58 |
| WORKING OX | 25 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC158005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC162006— 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-qc158005-1891/.