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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912999. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,343 |
| 1871 | 1,304 |
| 1881 | 1,312 |
| 1891 | 1,295 |
| 1901 | 1,186 |
| 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:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,295 total population, 685 males, 610 females, 402 married persons, 240 families, 202 married females, 200 married males, 58 widowed persons, 34 widowed females, 24 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 835 single persons under 18, 461 single males under 18, 374 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,290 French Canadians, 5 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 227 houses, 227 occupied houses, 210 houses of 1 story, 175 houses built of wood, 68 houses of 3 rooms, 48 houses of 4 rooms, 47 houses built of stone, 41 houses of 2 rooms, 35 houses of 5 rooms, 22 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 17 uninhabited houses, 15 houses of 2 stories, 11 houses of 1 room, 3 houses built of brick. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 36,237 pounds of homemade butter, 26,321 bushels of potatoes, 23,430 bushels of oats, 10,802 acres of land in farms, 9,778 acres of improved land in farms, 8,628 bushels of peas, 7,745 acres of farmland under crops, 5,535 bushels of buckwheat, 5,112 bushels of corn, 4,316 chickens, 2,779 bushels of barley, 2,087 bushels of spring wheat, 2,032 acres of oats, 1,849 acres of hay crops, 1,840 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,659 tons of hay, 1,024 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 755 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 691 bushels of turnips, 600 milk cows, 497 swine, 483 swine slaughtered or sold, 428 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 424 horses aged over 3 years, 405 other cattle, 352 acres of wheat, 317 acres of potatoes, 312 bushels of beans, 253 sheep, 217 occupants of farms, 201 farm occupants who own their land, 193 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 185 horses aged 3 years and under, 179 acres of barley, 156 sheep slaughtered or sold, 145 turkeys, 137 cattle killed or sold, 118 other fowl, 112 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 95 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 64 geese, 60 bushels of winter wheat, 55 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 34 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 30 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 25 oxen, 21 acres of turnips, 16 farm occupants who rent their land, 9 ducks, 3 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q112912999
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/.