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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464316. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,549 |
| 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. Sacrement
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,536 total population, 803 males, 733 females, 541 married persons, 304 families, 271 married females, 270 married males, 55 widowed persons, 31 widowed females, 24 widowed males, 5 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 940 single persons under 18, 509 single males under 18, 431 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,317 French Canadians, 219 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 282 houses, 282 occupied houses, 264 houses built of wood, 201 houses of 1 story, 78 houses of 2 stories, 67 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 63 houses of 4 rooms, 54 houses of 3 rooms, 45 houses of 5 rooms, 38 houses of 2 rooms, 37 uninhabited houses, 13 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 12 houses built of brick, 4 houses built of stone, 3 houses under construction, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 47,942 bushels of oats, 29,957 pounds of homemade butter, 17,388 acres of land in farms, 13,537 acres of improved land in farms, 13,229 bushels of potatoes, 9,838 acres of farmland under crops, 9,459 chickens, 4,845 acres of oats, 4,478 bushels of barley, 4,209 bushels of spring wheat, 3,851 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,501 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,490 bushels of peas, 2,571 acres of hay crops, 2,508 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,367 tons of hay, 2,336 bushels of buckwheat, 1,729 bushels of corn, 1,068 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,033 turkeys, 825 sheep, 767 swine, 692 acres of wheat, 594 bushels of turnips, 565 other cattle, 530 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 527 swine slaughtered or sold, 507 milk cows, 476 acres of barley, 475 sheep slaughtered or sold, 444 horses aged over 3 years, 409 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 264 occupants of farms, 237 cattle killed or sold, 222 acres of potatoes, 201 farm occupants who own their land, 199 geese, 198 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 181 horses aged 3 years and under, 153 ducks, 91 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 84 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 74 bushels of beans, 62 farm occupants who rent their land, 48 bushels of rye, 48 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 35 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 28 other fowl, 6 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 acres of turnips, 1 employees on farms, 1 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC195006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC097003_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3464316
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Justine-de-Newton
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Justine-de-Newton
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/.