Ste. Mélanie, Quebec (1901 census)
Ste. Mélanie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1901 Census of Canada with a population of 1,110. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464378. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.145°N, 73.525°W.
Population
In 1901, Ste. Mélanie had a population of 1,110: 579 male and 531 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,298 |
| 1871 | 1,548 |
| 1881 | 1,372 |
| 1891 | 1,243 |
| 1901 | 1,110 |
| 1911 | 1,118 |
| 1921 | 991 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1901
In the 1901 census, Ste. Mélanie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1901
The 1901 census recorded 24 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 218 |
| Number of females | 531 |
| Number of males | 579 |
| Number of married females | 178 |
| Number of married males | 180 |
| Number of single females | 332 |
| Number of single males | 382 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| POP F | 531 |
| POP M | 579 |
| POP TOT | 1,110 |
| Total population | 1,110 |
Buildings & housing (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 210 |
Agriculture (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area (acres) | 20,103 |
Other recorded variables (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA AC | 20,103 |
| FAMILIES | 218 |
| HOUSES | 210 |
| MARRIED F | 178 |
| MARRIED M | 180 |
| SINGLE F | 332 |
| SINGLE M | 382 |
| WIDOWED F | 21 |
| WIDOWED M | 17 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC158012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC060012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3464378
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1901 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. Mélanie, Quebec (1901 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-m-lanie-qc158012-1901/.