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 166 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.40 |
| FAM NO | 229 |
| Number of families | 229 |
| Number of females | 587 |
| Number of males | 656 |
| Number of married females | 205 |
| Number of married males | 204 |
| Number of married persons | 409 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 40 |
| POP F | 587 |
| POP M | 656 |
| POP TOT | 1,243 |
| Total population | 1,243 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 359 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 435 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 794 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,223 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 20 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 185 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 7 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 178 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 15 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 178 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 7 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 56 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 185 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 44 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 19 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 40 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,498 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,475 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 10,277 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,614 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 15,815 |
| Acres of land in farms | 21,290 |
| Acres of oats | 2,717 |
| Acres of potatoes | 171 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| Acres of wheat | 231 |
| BAR AC | 19 |
| BAR BU | 292 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 292 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 56 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,218 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2,293 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,343 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 21,718 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 4,282 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,813 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 258 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,509 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,101 |
| BWT BU | 2,218 |
| CRN BU | 1,343 |
| HAY AC | 3,614 |
| HAY TONS | 2,353 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 195 |
| Number of chickens | 5,533 |
| Number of ducks | 137 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 175 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 10 |
| Number of geese | 46 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 92 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 317 |
| Number of milk cows | 725 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 185 |
| Number of other cattle | 426 |
| Number of other fowl | 43 |
| Number of oxen | 11 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 63 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 75 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 17 |
| Number of sheep | 804 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 498 |
| Number of swine | 494 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 569 |
| Number of turkeys | 290 |
| OAT AC | 2,717 |
| OAT BU | 21,718 |
| PEA BU | 4,282 |
| POT AC | 171 |
| POT BU | 14,813 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 13,305 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,694 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 46,485 |
| RYE BU | 258 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,353 |
| WHT AC | 231 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,509 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 63 |
| A 11 50 | 7 |
| A 201 PL | 23 |
| A 51 100 | 75 |
| BEN BU | 56 |
| BUTTER LB | 46,485 |
| CATTLE KS | 195 |
| CHEESE LB | 13,305 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 359 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 435 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 794 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,694 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 92 |
| DUCKS | 137 |
| FAMILIES | 229 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.40 |
| FRN CA | 1,223 |
| GEESE | 46 |
| GRA BU | 2,293 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,533 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 317 |
| HOUSES | 185 |
| HOUSES B | 7 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 16 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 178 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 58 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 56 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 26 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 7 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 44 |
| HOUSES W | 178 |
| INF 11 A | 17 |
| MD FEM | 205 |
| MD MALE | 204 |
| MD TOT | 409 |
| MILK COWS | 725 |
| NAME CD | Joliette |
| OC F | 10 |
| OC P | 175 |
| OC TOT | 185 |
| OTHER FOWL | 43 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 426 |
| OTHERS | 20 |
| SHEEP | 804 |
| SHEEP KS | 498 |
| SUP AM | 15,815 |
| SUP FOR | 5,475 |
| SUP JV | 40 |
| SUP PAT | 5,498 |
| SUP SC | 10,277 |
| SUP TOT | 21,290 |
| SWINE | 494 |
| SWINE KS | 569 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 185 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 1,101 |
| TURKEY | 290 |
| WID FEM | 23 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 40 |
| WORKING OX | 11 |
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
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/.