Ste. Marguerite de Blairfindie, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Marguerite de Blairfindie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,568. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.294°N, 73.348°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Marguerite de Blairfindie had a population of 1,568: 785 male and 783 female residents. Population density was 43.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 1,568 |
| 1901 | 1,114 |
| 1911 | 953 |
| 1921 | 865 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ste. Marguerite de Blairfindie, 1901 (76.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ste. Marguerite de Blairfindie shared boundaries with:
- Laprairie
- St. Cyprien
- St. Jacques le Mineur
- St. Jean l'Évangéliste
- St. Luc
- St. Philippe
- St. Valentin
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 164 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 285 |
| Number of families | 285 |
| Number of females | 783 |
| Number of males | 785 |
| Number of married females | 253 |
| Number of married males | 252 |
| Number of married persons | 505 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 56 |
| POP F | 783 |
| POP M | 785 |
| POP TOT | 1,568 |
| Total population | 1,568 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 498 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 509 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,007 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,484 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 84 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 259 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 15 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 23 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 221 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 104 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 154 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 25 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 54 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 38 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 127 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 259 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 36 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 309 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 144 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,195 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,026 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 19,999 |
| Acres of hay crops | 13,216 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 24,338 |
| Acres of land in farms | 26,364 |
| Acres of oats | 3,759 |
| Acres of potatoes | 191 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 214 |
| BAR AC | 309 |
| BAR BU | 3,323 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,323 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 82 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,553 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 613 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,968 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 41,748 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 13,372 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,846 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,238 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 740 |
| BWT BU | 6,553 |
| CRN BU | 2,968 |
| HAY AC | 13,216 |
| HAY TONS | 9,394 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 323 |
| Number of chickens | 11,958 |
| Number of ducks | 374 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 202 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 47 |
| Number of geese | 1,518 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 412 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 774 |
| Number of milk cows | 754 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 249 |
| Number of other cattle | 556 |
| Number of other fowl | 5 |
| Number of oxen | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 70 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 68 |
| Number of sheep | 982 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 714 |
| Number of swine | 657 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 728 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,842 |
| OAT AC | 3,759 |
| OAT BU | 41,748 |
| PEA BU | 13,372 |
| POT AC | 191 |
| POT BU | 15,846 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,961 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 323 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 59,325 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 9,394 |
| WHT AC | 214 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,238 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 70 |
| A 11 50 | 19 |
| A 201 PL | 43 |
| A 51 100 | 49 |
| BEN BU | 82 |
| BUTTER LB | 59,325 |
| CATTLE KS | 323 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 498 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 509 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,007 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,961 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 412 |
| DUCKS | 374 |
| FAMILIES | 285 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 323 |
| FRN CA | 1,484 |
| GEESE | 1,518 |
| GRA BU | 613 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 11,958 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 774 |
| HOUSES | 259 |
| HOUSES B | 15 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 7 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 38 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 54 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 104 |
| HOUSES S | 23 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 127 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 25 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 154 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 36 |
| HOUSES W | 221 |
| INF 11 A | 68 |
| MD FEM | 253 |
| MD MALE | 252 |
| MD TOT | 505 |
| MILK COWS | 754 |
| NAME CD | St. Jean |
| OC F | 47 |
| OC P | 202 |
| OC TOT | 249 |
| OTHER FOWL | 5 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 556 |
| OTHERS | 84 |
| SHEEP | 982 |
| SHEEP KS | 714 |
| SUP AM | 24,338 |
| SUP FOR | 2,026 |
| SUP JV | 144 |
| SUP PAT | 4,195 |
| SUP SC | 19,999 |
| SUP TOT | 26,364 |
| SWINE | 657 |
| SWINE KS | 728 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 259 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 740 |
| TURKEY | 1,842 |
| WID FEM | 32 |
| WID MALE | 24 |
| WID TOT | 56 |
| WORKING OX | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC186005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC092006_1891— 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. Marguerite de Blairfindie, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-marguerite-de-blairfindie-qc186005-1891/.