Ste. Germaine d'Etchemin, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Germaine d'Etchemin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,278. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.417°N, 70.494°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Germaine d'Etchemin had a population of 1,278: 661 male and 617 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,278 |
| 1901 | 1,587 |
| 1911 | 2,126 |
| 1921 | 2,312 |
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. Germaine d'Etchemin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,278 total population, 661 males, 617 females, 424 married persons, 222 families, 214 married females, 210 married males, 27 widowed persons, 16 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 827 single persons under 18, 440 single males under 18, 387 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,277 French Canadians, 1 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 215 houses, 215 houses built of wood, 215 occupied houses, 212 houses of 1 story, 94 houses of 2 rooms, 51 houses of 1 room, 37 houses of 3 rooms, 21 houses of 4 rooms, 7 uninhabited houses, 6 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 5 houses of 5 rooms, 4 houses under construction, 3 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 51,555 pounds of homemade butter, 28,231 acres of land in farms, 17,144 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 11,087 acres of improved land in farms, 10,929 bushels of oats, 7,194 acres of farmland under crops, 6,998 bushels of potatoes, 5,098 bushels of buckwheat, 4,749 acres of hay crops, 3,871 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,429 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,471 tons of hay, 1,317 bushels of barley, 1,181 acres of oats, 1,114 chickens, 1,081 sheep, 684 milk cows, 615 sheep slaughtered or sold, 350 swine slaughtered or sold, 349 other cattle, 337 oxen, 272 bushels of peas, 266 cattle killed or sold, 228 occupants of farms, 219 farm occupants who own their land, 206 swine, 198 horses aged over 3 years, 184 bushels of spring wheat, 153 bushels of rye, 108 acres of barley, 108 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 83 acres of potatoes, 61 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 59 bushels of winter wheat, 54 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 41 horses aged 3 years and under, 38 bushels of turnips, 27 acres of wheat, 27 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 22 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 20 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 12 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 5 employees on farms, 4 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC152005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC053007_1911— 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. Germaine d'Etchemin, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-germaine-d-etchemin-qc152005-1891/.