Ste. Hénédine, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Hénédine was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,049. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464303. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.552°N, 70.986°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Hénédine had a population of 1,049: 514 male and 535 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,103 |
| 1871 | 1,234 |
| 1881 | 1,169 |
| 1891 | 1,049 |
| 1901 | 1,075 |
| 1911 | 1,113 |
| 1921 | 1,129 |
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. Hénédine shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,049 total population, 535 females, 514 males, 345 married persons, 198 families, 176 married females, 169 married males, 41 widowed persons, 26 widowed females, 15 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 663 single persons under 18, 333 single females under 18, 330 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,046 French Canadians, 3 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 179 houses, 179 occupied houses, 177 houses built of wood, 142 houses of 1 story, 81 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 36 houses of 2 stories, 28 houses of 4 rooms, 28 houses of 5 rooms, 21 houses of 3 rooms, 14 uninhabited houses, 11 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 10 houses of 2 rooms, 2 houses built of brick, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 31,190 pounds of homemade butter, 18,859 bushels of oats, 14,632 acres of land in farms, 11,266 acres of improved land in farms, 9,615 bushels of potatoes, 6,538 acres of farmland under crops, 4,674 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,064 acres of hay crops, 3,366 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,052 acres of oats, 2,035 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,876 tons of hay, 1,324 bushels of turnips, 1,156 chickens, 910 bushels of spring wheat, 814 bushels of buckwheat, 745 milk cows, 603 swine slaughtered or sold, 527 sheep, 477 sheep slaughtered or sold, 283 swine, 282 bushels of barley, 201 oxen, 196 other cattle, 187 occupants of farms, 168 bushels of peas, 167 farm occupants who own their land, 143 horses aged over 3 years, 123 acres of wheat, 123 cattle killed or sold, 89 acres of potatoes, 59 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 57 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 56 ducks, 54 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 48 horses aged 3 years and under, 46 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 46 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 37 bushels of rye, 32 acres of barley, 29 other fowl, 18 farm occupants who rent their land, 15 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 12 geese, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 acres of turnips, 5 bushels of beans, 5 turkeys, 2 employees on farms, 1 bushels of corn. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC152006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC053008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3464303
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-H%C3%A9n%C3%A9dine
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-H%C3%A9n%C3%A9dine
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. Hénédine, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-h-n-dine-qc152006-1891/.