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 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 density was 51.9 people per square mile.
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 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 198 |
| Number of families | 198 |
| Number of females | 535 |
| Number of males | 514 |
| Number of married females | 176 |
| Number of married males | 169 |
| Number of married persons | 345 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 41 |
| POP F | 535 |
| POP M | 514 |
| POP TOT | 1,049 |
| Total population | 1,049 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 333 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 330 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 663 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,046 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 179 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 177 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 142 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 36 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 21 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 81 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 179 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 32 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 54 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,674 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,366 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 6,538 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,064 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 11,266 |
| Acres of land in farms | 14,632 |
| Acres of oats | 2,052 |
| Acres of potatoes | 89 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 123 |
| BAR AC | 32 |
| BAR BU | 282 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 282 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 814 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 46 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 18,859 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 168 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,615 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 37 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 910 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,324 |
| BWT BU | 814 |
| CRN BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 4,064 |
| HAY TONS | 1,876 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 123 |
| Number of chickens | 1,156 |
| Number of ducks | 56 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 167 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 18 |
| Number of geese | 12 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 48 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 143 |
| Number of milk cows | 745 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 187 |
| Number of other cattle | 196 |
| Number of other fowl | 29 |
| Number of oxen | 201 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 57 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 46 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 59 |
| Number of sheep | 527 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 477 |
| Number of swine | 283 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 603 |
| Number of turkeys | 5 |
| OAT AC | 2,052 |
| OAT BU | 18,859 |
| PEA BU | 168 |
| POT AC | 89 |
| POT BU | 9,615 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,035 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 31,190 |
| RYE BU | 37 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,876 |
| WHT AC | 123 |
| WHT SP BU | 910 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 57 |
| A 11 50 | 15 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 46 |
| BEN BU | 5 |
| BUTTER LB | 31,190 |
| CATTLE KS | 123 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 333 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 330 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 663 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,035 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 48 |
| DUCKS | 56 |
| FAMILIES | 198 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FRN CA | 1,046 |
| GEESE | 12 |
| GRA BU | 46 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,156 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 143 |
| HOUSES | 179 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 28 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 142 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 81 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 10 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 36 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 177 |
| INF 11 A | 59 |
| MD FEM | 176 |
| MD MALE | 169 |
| MD TOT | 345 |
| MILK COWS | 745 |
| NAME CD | Dorchester |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 18 |
| OC P | 167 |
| OC TOT | 187 |
| OTHER FOWL | 29 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 196 |
| OTHERS | 3 |
| SHEEP | 527 |
| SHEEP KS | 477 |
| SUP AM | 11,266 |
| SUP FOR | 3,366 |
| SUP JV | 54 |
| SUP PAT | 4,674 |
| SUP SC | 6,538 |
| SUP TOT | 14,632 |
| SWINE | 283 |
| SWINE KS | 603 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 179 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 1,324 |
| TURKEY | 5 |
| WID FEM | 26 |
| WID MALE | 15 |
| WID TOT | 41 |
| WORKING OX | 201 |
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: 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. Hénédine, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-h-n-dine-qc152006-1891/.