Ste. Hélène, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Hélène was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,518. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.576°N, 69.690°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Hélène had a population of 1,518: 753 male and 765 female residents. Population density was 51.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,518 |
| 1901 | 1,286 |
| 1911 | 1,370 |
| 1921 | 1,479 |
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, Bungay, Chabot, 1881 (14.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ste. Hélène shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 159 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.50 |
| FAM NO | 233 |
| Number of families | 233 |
| Number of females | 765 |
| Number of males | 753 |
| Number of married females | 237 |
| Number of married males | 240 |
| Number of married persons | 477 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 44 |
| POP F | 765 |
| POP M | 753 |
| POP TOT | 1,518 |
| Total population | 1,518 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 502 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 495 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 997 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,518 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 193 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 193 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 177 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 16 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 88 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 193 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 171 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 30 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 8,966 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,812 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,744 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,202 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 14,740 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,552 |
| Acres of oats | 1,141 |
| Acres of potatoes | 206 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 627 |
| BAR AC | 171 |
| BAR BU | 1,776 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,776 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 82 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 13,212 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,599 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 29,362 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,511 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,172 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 726 |
| BWT BU | 82 |
| CRN BU | 28 |
| HAY AC | 3,202 |
| HAY TONS | 2,633 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 257 |
| Number of chickens | 1,923 |
| Number of ducks | 7 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 164 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 21 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 88 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 266 |
| Number of milk cows | 866 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 169 |
| Number of other cattle | 438 |
| Number of oxen | 67 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 62 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 17 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 14 |
| Number of sheep | 1,199 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 966 |
| Number of swine | 554 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 726 |
| OAT AC | 1,141 |
| OAT BU | 13,212 |
| PEA BU | 1,599 |
| POT AC | 206 |
| POT BU | 29,362 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 502 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,248 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 85,869 |
| RYE BU | 1,511 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,633 |
| WHT AC | 627 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,172 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 62 |
| A 11 50 | 17 |
| A 201 PL | 41 |
| A 51 100 | 35 |
| BEN BU | 20 |
| BUTTER LB | 85,869 |
| CATTLE KS | 257 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 502 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 495 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 997 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 502 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 88 |
| DUCKS | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 233 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 4,248 |
| FRN CA | 1,518 |
| GEESE | 21 |
| GRA BU | 35 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,923 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 266 |
| HOUSES | 193 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 26 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 177 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 88 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 16 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 23 |
| HOUSES W | 193 |
| INF 11 A | 14 |
| MD FEM | 237 |
| MD MALE | 240 |
| MD TOT | 477 |
| MILK COWS | 866 |
| NAME CD | Kamouraska |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 164 |
| OC TOT | 169 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 438 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 1,199 |
| SHEEP KS | 966 |
| SUP AM | 14,740 |
| SUP FOR | 8,812 |
| SUP JV | 30 |
| SUP PAT | 8,966 |
| SUP SC | 5,744 |
| SUP TOT | 23,552 |
| SWINE | 554 |
| SWINE KS | 726 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 193 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 726 |
| WID FEM | 26 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 44 |
| WORKING OX | 67 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC160009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC061010_1891— 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. Hélène, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-h-l-ne-qc160009-1891/.