Ste. Justine de Newton, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Justine de Newton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,536. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.359°N, 74.382°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Justine de Newton had a population of 1,536: 803 male and 733 female residents. Population density was 45.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 488 |
| 1861 | 1,029 |
| 1871 | 1,227 |
| 1881 | 1,671 |
| 1891 | 1,536 |
| 1901 | 1,472 |
| 1911 | 1,332 |
| 1921 | 1,248 |
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. Justine de Newton shared boundaries with:
- Hawkesbury E
- Lancaster
- Lochiel
- St. Clet
- St. Polycarpe
- St. Polycarpe, Village
- St. Télesphore
- Ste. Marthe
- Très-St. Rédempteur
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5 |
| FAM NO | 304 |
| Number of families | 304 |
| Number of females | 733 |
| Number of males | 803 |
| Number of married females | 271 |
| Number of married males | 270 |
| Number of married persons | 541 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 55 |
| POP F | 733 |
| POP M | 803 |
| POP TOT | 1,536 |
| Total population | 1,536 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 431 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 509 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 940 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,317 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 219 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 282 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 12 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 4 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 264 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 201 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 13 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 78 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 63 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 67 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 282 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 37 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 476 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 198 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,501 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,851 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 9,838 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,571 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 13,537 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,388 |
| Acres of oats | 4,845 |
| Acres of potatoes | 222 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 692 |
| BAR AC | 476 |
| BAR BU | 4,478 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,478 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 74 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,336 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 409 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,729 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 47,942 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,490 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,229 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 48 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,209 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 594 |
| BWT BU | 2,336 |
| CRN BU | 1,729 |
| HAY AC | 2,571 |
| HAY TONS | 2,367 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 237 |
| Number of chickens | 9,459 |
| Number of ducks | 153 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 201 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 62 |
| Number of geese | 199 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 181 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 444 |
| Number of milk cows | 507 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 264 |
| Number of other cattle | 565 |
| Number of other fowl | 28 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 48 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 84 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 91 |
| Number of sheep | 825 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 475 |
| Number of swine | 767 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 527 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,033 |
| OAT AC | 4,845 |
| OAT BU | 47,942 |
| PEA BU | 3,490 |
| POT AC | 222 |
| POT BU | 13,229 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 530 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,068 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,508 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 29,957 |
| RYE BU | 48 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,367 |
| WHT AC | 692 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,209 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 48 |
| A 11 50 | 35 |
| A 201 PL | 6 |
| A 51 100 | 84 |
| BEN BU | 74 |
| BUTTER LB | 29,957 |
| CATTLE KS | 237 |
| CHEESE LB | 530 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 431 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 509 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 940 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,068 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 181 |
| DUCKS | 153 |
| FAMILIES | 304 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,508 |
| FRN CA | 1,317 |
| GEESE | 199 |
| GRA BU | 409 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 9,459 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 444 |
| HOUSES | 282 |
| HOUSES B | 12 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 13 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 45 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 63 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 201 |
| HOUSES S | 4 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 67 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 54 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 38 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 78 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 37 |
| HOUSES W | 264 |
| INF 11 A | 91 |
| MD FEM | 271 |
| MD MALE | 270 |
| MD TOT | 541 |
| MILK COWS | 507 |
| NAME CD | Vaudreuil |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 62 |
| OC P | 201 |
| OC TOT | 264 |
| OTHER FOWL | 28 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 565 |
| OTHERS | 219 |
| SHEEP | 825 |
| SHEEP KS | 475 |
| SUP AM | 13,537 |
| SUP FOR | 3,851 |
| SUP JV | 198 |
| SUP PAT | 3,501 |
| SUP SC | 9,838 |
| SUP TOT | 17,388 |
| SWINE | 767 |
| SWINE KS | 527 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 282 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 594 |
| TURKEY | 1,033 |
| WID FEM | 31 |
| WID MALE | 24 |
| WID TOT | 55 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC195006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC097003— 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. Justine de Newton, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-justine-de-newton-qc195006-1891/.