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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464325. 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 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 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,375 total population, 691 males, 684 females, 392 married persons, 217 families, 199 married females, 193 married males, 51 widowed persons, 27 widowed females, 24 widowed males, 6.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 932 single persons under 18, 474 single males under 18, 458 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,372 French Canadians, 3 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 179 houses, 179 occupied houses, 169 houses built of wood, 98 houses of 1 story, 96 houses of 4 rooms, 83 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 81 houses of 2 stories, 25 uninhabited houses, 9 houses built of brick, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 69,595 bushels of potatoes, 41,638 pounds of homemade butter, 19,451 acres of land in farms, 13,578 bushels of oats, 12,807 acres of improved land in farms, 7,187 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,644 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,603 acres of farmland under crops, 5,277 bushels of spring wheat, 5,035 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,935 chickens, 1,879 acres of hay crops, 1,547 tons of hay, 1,486 bushels of peas, 1,446 acres of oats, 1,314 sheep, 1,240 bushels of barley, 1,019 bushels of turnips, 989 sheep slaughtered or sold, 986 acres of wheat, 636 milk cows, 517 swine slaughtered or sold, 456 acres of potatoes, 439 swine, 396 other cattle, 343 cattle killed or sold, 292 horses aged over 3 years, 177 occupants of farms, 158 farm occupants who own their land, 123 acres of barley, 108 bushels of rye, 100 horses aged 3 years and under, 67 geese, 63 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 44 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 32 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 25 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 20 bushels of buckwheat, 19 farm occupants who rent their land, 17 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 17 bushels of beans, 16 other fowl, 13 oxen, 13 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 11 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 11 ducks, 5 acres of turnips, 3 bushels of corn. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q3464325
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Luce,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Luce_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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/.