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 density was 2146.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 666 |
| 1871 | 672 |
| 1881 | 751 |
| 1891 | 729 |
| 1901 | 735 |
| 1911 | 612 |
| 1921 | 278 |
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 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.80 |
| FAM NO | 153 |
| Number of families | 153 |
| Number of females | 383 |
| Number of males | 346 |
| Number of married females | 120 |
| Number of married males | 120 |
| Number of married persons | 240 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 35 |
| POP F | 383 |
| POP M | 346 |
| POP TOT | 729 |
| Total population | 729 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 237 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 217 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 454 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 727 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2 |
Buildings & housing (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 145 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 10 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 21 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 114 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 9 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 123 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 19 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 145 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 11 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 137 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 766 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 264 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 746 |
| Acres of hay crops | 161 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,649 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,913 |
| Acres of oats | 277 |
| Acres of potatoes | 68 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 46 |
| BAR AC | 11 |
| BAR BU | 241 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 241 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 62 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 928 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 468 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,956 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,387 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,900 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 301 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 606 |
| BWT BU | 928 |
| CRN BU | 468 |
| HAY AC | 161 |
| HAY TONS | 179 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 15 |
| Number of chickens | 850 |
| Number of ducks | 7 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 114 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 17 |
| Number of geese | 14 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 18 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 78 |
| Number of milk cows | 116 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 133 |
| Number of other cattle | 45 |
| Number of other fowl | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 111 |
| Number of sheep | 40 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 18 |
| Number of swine | 90 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 130 |
| Number of turkeys | 8 |
| OAT AC | 277 |
| OAT BU | 2,956 |
| PEA BU | 1,387 |
| POT AC | 68 |
| POT BU | 5,900 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 158 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 84 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 10,075 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 179 |
| WHT AC | 46 |
| WHT SP BU | 301 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 5 |
| A 11 50 | 10 |
| A 201 PL | 1 |
| A 51 100 | 6 |
| BEN BU | 62 |
| BUTTER LB | 10,075 |
| CATTLE KS | 15 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 237 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 217 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 454 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 158 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 18 |
| DUCKS | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 153 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 84 |
| FRN CA | 727 |
| GEESE | 14 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 850 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 78 |
| HOUSES | 145 |
| HOUSES B | 10 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 36 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 123 |
| HOUSES S | 21 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 14 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 32 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 37 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 19 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 1 |
| HOUSES W | 114 |
| INF 11 A | 111 |
| MD FEM | 120 |
| MD MALE | 120 |
| MD TOT | 240 |
| MILK COWS | 116 |
| NAME CD | Jacques-Cartier |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 17 |
| OC P | 114 |
| OC TOT | 133 |
| OTHER FOWL | 30 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 45 |
| OTHERS | 2 |
| SHEEP | 40 |
| SHEEP KS | 18 |
| SUP AM | 1,649 |
| SUP FOR | 264 |
| SUP JV | 137 |
| SUP PAT | 766 |
| SUP SC | 746 |
| SUP TOT | 1,913 |
| SWINE | 90 |
| SWINE KS | 130 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 145 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 606 |
| TURKEY | 8 |
| WID FEM | 26 |
| WID MALE | 9 |
| WID TOT | 35 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC158006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC076037— 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/.