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 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:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 609 total population, 305 males, 304 females, 200 married persons, 112 families, 100 married females, 100 married males, 15 widowed persons, 8 widowed females, 7 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 394 single persons under 18, 198 single males under 18, 196 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 609 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 106 houses, 106 houses built of wood, 106 houses of 1 story, 106 occupied houses, 26 houses of 2 rooms, 24 houses of 1 room, 20 houses of 3 rooms, 15 houses of 4 rooms, 15 houses of 5 rooms, 11 uninhabited houses, 4 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 29,755 pounds of homemade butter, 20,920 acres of land in farms, 15,144 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 7,293 bushels of oats, 5,776 acres of improved land in farms, 4,935 bushels of potatoes, 3,368 acres of farmland under crops, 2,402 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,279 acres of hay crops, 2,057 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,252 tons of hay, 887 bushels of buckwheat, 655 chickens, 589 acres of oats, 568 sheep, 425 bushels of turnips, 386 bushels of barley, 369 sheep slaughtered or sold, 358 milk cows, 248 other cattle, 203 bushels of peas, 174 swine slaughtered or sold, 163 bushels of rye, 131 oxen, 121 cattle killed or sold, 114 swine, 109 occupants of farms, 101 farm occupants who own their land, 93 bushels of spring wheat, 86 horses aged over 3 years, 59 acres of potatoes, 46 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 45 acres of barley, 36 horses aged 3 years and under, 34 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 29 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 29 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 15 acres of wheat, 9 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 8 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 7 other fowl, 6 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 5 turkeys, 4 employees on farms, 4 farm occupants who rent their land, 3 acres of turnips, 2 bushels of beans. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.