Ste. Geneviève, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Geneviève, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 729. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912999. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.481°N, 73.869°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Geneviève, Village had a population of 729: 346 male and 383 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 666 |
| 1871 | 672 |
| 1881 | 751 |
| 1891 | 729 |
| 1901 | 735 |
| 1911 | 612 |
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, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 729 total population, 383 females, 346 males, 240 married persons, 153 families, 120 married females, 120 married males, 35 widowed persons, 26 widowed females, 9 widowed males, 4.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 454 single persons under 18, 237 single females under 18, 217 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 727 French Canadians, 2 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 145 houses, 145 occupied houses, 123 houses of 1 story, 114 houses built of wood, 37 houses of 2 rooms, 36 houses of 4 rooms, 32 houses of 3 rooms, 21 houses built of stone, 19 houses of 2 stories, 16 houses of 5 rooms, 14 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 10 houses built of brick, 9 houses of 1 room, 3 houses of 3 stories, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 10,075 pounds of homemade butter, 5,900 bushels of potatoes, 2,956 bushels of oats, 1,913 acres of land in farms, 1,649 acres of improved land in farms, 1,387 bushels of peas, 928 bushels of buckwheat, 850 chickens, 766 acres of farmland in pasture, 746 acres of farmland under crops, 606 bushels of turnips, 468 bushels of corn, 301 bushels of spring wheat, 277 acres of oats, 264 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 241 bushels of barley, 179 tons of hay, 161 acres of hay crops, 158 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 137 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 133 occupants of farms, 130 swine slaughtered or sold, 116 milk cows, 114 farm occupants who own their land, 111 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 90 swine, 84 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 78 horses aged over 3 years, 68 acres of potatoes, 62 bushels of beans, 46 acres of wheat, 45 other cattle, 40 sheep, 30 other fowl, 18 horses aged 3 years and under, 18 sheep slaughtered or sold, 17 farm occupants who rent their land, 15 cattle killed or sold, 14 geese, 11 acres of barley, 10 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 8 turkeys, 7 ducks, 6 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 5 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 4 acres of turnips, 3 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 employees on farms, 1 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC158006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC162026— 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, Village, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-genevi-ve-village-qc158006-1891/.