Ste. Luce, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Luce was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,375. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.534°N, 68.327°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Luce had a population of 1,375: 691 male and 684 female residents. Population density was 48.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,145 |
| 1871 | 1,774 |
| 1881 | 1,567 |
| 1891 | 1,375 |
| 1901 | 1,235 |
| 1911 | 1,696 |
| 1921 | 979 |
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. Luce, 1881 (94.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ste. Luce shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.30 |
| FAM NO | 217 |
| Number of families | 217 |
| Number of females | 684 |
| Number of males | 691 |
| Number of married females | 199 |
| Number of married males | 193 |
| Number of married persons | 392 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 51 |
| POP F | 684 |
| POP M | 691 |
| POP TOT | 1,375 |
| Total population | 1,375 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 458 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 474 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 932 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,372 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 179 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 9 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 169 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 98 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 81 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 96 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 83 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 179 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 123 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 17 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 7,187 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,644 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 5,603 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,879 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 12,807 |
| Acres of land in farms | 19,451 |
| Acres of oats | 1,446 |
| Acres of potatoes | 456 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 986 |
| BAR AC | 123 |
| BAR BU | 1,240 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,240 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 13,578 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,486 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 69,595 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 108 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,277 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,019 |
| BWT BU | 20 |
| CRN BU | 3 |
| HAY AC | 1,879 |
| HAY TONS | 1,547 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 343 |
| Number of chickens | 1,935 |
| Number of ducks | 11 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 158 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 19 |
| Number of geese | 67 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 100 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 292 |
| Number of milk cows | 636 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 177 |
| Number of other cattle | 396 |
| Number of other fowl | 16 |
| Number of oxen | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 63 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 44 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 32 |
| Number of sheep | 1,314 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 989 |
| Number of swine | 439 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 517 |
| OAT AC | 1,446 |
| OAT BU | 13,578 |
| PEA BU | 1,486 |
| POT AC | 456 |
| POT BU | 69,595 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 5,035 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 41,638 |
| RYE BU | 108 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,547 |
| WHT AC | 986 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,277 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 63 |
| A 11 50 | 13 |
| A 201 PL | 25 |
| A 51 100 | 44 |
| BEN BU | 17 |
| BUTTER LB | 41,638 |
| CATTLE KS | 343 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 458 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 474 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 932 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 5,035 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 100 |
| DUCKS | 11 |
| FAMILIES | 217 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.30 |
| FRN CA | 1,372 |
| GEESE | 67 |
| GRA BU | 11 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,935 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 292 |
| HOUSES | 179 |
| HOUSES B | 9 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 96 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 98 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 83 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 81 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 25 |
| HOUSES W | 169 |
| INF 11 A | 32 |
| MD FEM | 199 |
| MD MALE | 193 |
| MD TOT | 392 |
| MILK COWS | 636 |
| NAME CD | Rimouski |
| OC F | 19 |
| OC P | 158 |
| OC TOT | 177 |
| OTHER FOWL | 16 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 396 |
| OTHERS | 3 |
| SHEEP | 1,314 |
| SHEEP KS | 989 |
| SUP AM | 12,807 |
| SUP FOR | 6,644 |
| SUP JV | 17 |
| SUP PAT | 7,187 |
| SUP SC | 5,603 |
| SUP TOT | 19,451 |
| SWINE | 439 |
| SWINE KS | 517 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 179 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 1,019 |
| WID FEM | 27 |
| WID MALE | 24 |
| WID TOT | 51 |
| WORKING OX | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC183025— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC084014— 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. Luce, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-luce-qc183025-1891/.