Ste. Hélène, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Hélène was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,526. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464297. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.738°N, 72.741°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Hélène had a population of 1,526: 784 male and 742 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,526 |
| 1901 | 1,263 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,185 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Ste. Hélène, 1881 (94.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ste. Hélène shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,526 total population, 784 males, 742 females, 534 married persons, 303 families, 267 married females, 267 married males, 45 widowed persons, 24 widowed males, 21 widowed females, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 947 single persons under 18, 493 single males under 18, 454 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,524 French Canadians, 2 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 254 houses, 254 occupied houses, 252 houses built of wood, 163 houses of 1 story, 91 houses of 2 stories, 23 houses of 2 rooms, 20 houses of 1 room, 1 houses built of brick, 1 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 31,726 pounds of homemade butter, 26,585 bushels of oats, 18,277 acres of land in farms, 16,965 bushels of potatoes, 13,798 acres of improved land in farms, 8,416 acres of farmland under crops, 6,680 chickens, 5,281 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,479 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,747 acres of hay crops, 3,441 bushels of buckwheat, 3,007 bushels of barley, 2,865 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,651 tons of hay, 2,587 bushels of spring wheat, 2,495 acres of oats, 1,422 bushels of peas, 1,230 bushels of turnips, 1,071 sheep, 860 milk cows, 810 swine, 666 bushels of corn, 609 other cattle, 550 sheep slaughtered or sold, 498 swine slaughtered or sold, 444 horses aged over 3 years, 312 acres of wheat, 282 cattle killed or sold, 277 acres of barley, 255 occupants of farms, 220 farm occupants who own their land, 193 acres of potatoes, 162 geese, 148 horses aged 3 years and under, 123 turkeys, 121 bushels of beans, 115 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 112 bushels of rye, 106 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 101 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 55 ducks, 55 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 46 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 43 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 36 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 34 farm occupants who rent their land, 10 other fowl, 10 oxen, 7 acres of turnips, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC138006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC039005_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3464297
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-H%C3%A9l%C3%A8ne-de-Bagot
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-H%C3%A9l%C3%A8ne-de-Bagot
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. Hélène, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-h-l-ne-qc138006-1891/.