Ste. Mélanie, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Mélanie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,243. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464378. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.145°N, 73.525°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Mélanie had a population of 1,243: 656 male and 587 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 1891
In the 1891 census, Ste. Mélanie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,243 total population, 656 males, 587 females, 409 married persons, 229 families, 205 married females, 204 married males, 40 widowed persons, 23 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 5.40 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 794 single persons under 18, 435 single males under 18, 359 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,223 French Canadians, 20 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 185 houses, 185 occupied houses, 178 houses built of wood, 178 houses of 1 story, 58 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 56 houses of 3 rooms, 44 uninhabited houses, 26 houses of 2 rooms, 16 houses of 4 rooms, 15 houses of 1 room, 11 houses of 5 rooms, 7 houses built of brick, 7 houses of 2 stories, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 46,485 pounds of homemade butter, 21,718 bushels of oats, 21,290 acres of land in farms, 15,815 acres of improved land in farms, 14,813 bushels of potatoes, 13,305 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 10,277 acres of farmland under crops, 5,533 chickens, 5,498 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,475 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 4,282 bushels of peas, 3,614 acres of hay crops, 2,717 acres of oats, 2,694 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,353 tons of hay, 2,293 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2,218 bushels of buckwheat, 1,509 bushels of spring wheat, 1,343 bushels of corn, 1,101 bushels of turnips, 804 sheep, 725 milk cows, 569 swine slaughtered or sold, 498 sheep slaughtered or sold, 494 swine, 426 other cattle, 317 horses aged over 3 years, 292 bushels of barley, 290 turkeys, 258 bushels of rye, 231 acres of wheat, 195 cattle killed or sold, 185 occupants of farms, 175 farm occupants who own their land, 171 acres of potatoes, 137 ducks, 92 horses aged 3 years and under, 75 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 63 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 56 bushels of beans, 46 geese, 43 other fowl, 40 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 23 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 19 acres of barley, 17 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 11 oxen, 10 farm occupants who rent their land, 8 acres of turnips, 7 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC159011— 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
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-M%C3%A9lanie,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-M%C3%A9lanie
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. Mélanie, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-m-lanie-qc159011-1891/.