Ste. Justine, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Justine was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 609. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.367°N, 70.311°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Justine had a population of 609: 305 male and 304 female residents. Population density was 4.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 609 |
| 1901 | 959 |
| 1911 | 1,542 |
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. Justine de Langevin, 1881 (85.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ste. Justine, 1901 (74.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ste. Justine shared boundaries with:
- St. Magloire (Rioux, Bellechasse, Daaquam)
- St. Zacharie de Metgermette
- Ste. Germaine d'Etchemin
- Ste. Rose de Watford
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 153 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 112 |
| Number of families | 112 |
| Number of females | 304 |
| Number of males | 305 |
| Number of married females | 100 |
| Number of married males | 100 |
| Number of married persons | 200 |
| Number of widowed females | 8 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 15 |
| POP F | 304 |
| POP M | 305 |
| POP TOT | 609 |
| Total population | 609 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 196 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 198 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 394 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 609 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 106 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 106 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 24 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 106 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 106 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (60 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 45 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 6 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,402 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 15,144 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,368 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,279 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,776 |
| Acres of land in farms | 20,920 |
| Acres of oats | 589 |
| Acres of potatoes | 59 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 15 |
| BAR AC | 45 |
| BAR BU | 386 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 386 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 887 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 46 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,293 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 203 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,935 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 163 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 93 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 425 |
| BWT BU | 887 |
| HAY AC | 2,279 |
| HAY TONS | 1,252 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 121 |
| Number of chickens | 655 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 101 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 36 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 86 |
| Number of milk cows | 358 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 109 |
| Number of other cattle | 248 |
| Number of other fowl | 7 |
| Number of oxen | 131 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 34 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 9 |
| Number of sheep | 568 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 369 |
| Number of swine | 114 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 174 |
| Number of turkeys | 5 |
| OAT AC | 589 |
| OAT BU | 7,293 |
| PEA BU | 203 |
| POT AC | 59 |
| POT BU | 4,935 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,057 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 29,755 |
| RYE BU | 163 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,252 |
| WHT AC | 15 |
| WHT SP BU | 93 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 29 |
| A 11 50 | 8 |
| A 201 PL | 34 |
| A 51 100 | 29 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 29,755 |
| CATTLE KS | 121 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 196 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 198 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 394 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,057 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 36 |
| FAMILIES | 112 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FRN CA | 609 |
| GRA BU | 46 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 655 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 86 |
| HOUSES | 106 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 15 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 106 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 26 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 11 |
| HOUSES W | 106 |
| INF 11 A | 9 |
| MD FEM | 100 |
| MD MALE | 100 |
| MD TOT | 200 |
| MILK COWS | 358 |
| NAME CD | Dorchester |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 101 |
| OC TOT | 109 |
| OTHER FOWL | 7 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 248 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 568 |
| SHEEP KS | 369 |
| SUP AM | 5,776 |
| SUP FOR | 15,144 |
| SUP JV | 6 |
| SUP PAT | 2,402 |
| SUP SC | 3,368 |
| SUP TOT | 20,920 |
| SWINE | 114 |
| SWINE KS | 174 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 106 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 425 |
| TURKEY | 5 |
| WID FEM | 8 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 15 |
| WORKING OX | 131 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC152008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC157010— 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, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-justine-qc152008-1891/.