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 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’Evangéliste
- St. Luc
- St. Philippe
- St. Valentin
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 81 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,568 total population, 785 males, 783 females, 505 married persons, 285 families, 253 married females, 252 married males, 56 widowed persons, 32 widowed females, 24 widowed males, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,007 single persons under 18, 509 single males under 18, 498 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,484 French Canadians, 84 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 259 houses, 259 occupied houses, 221 houses built of wood, 154 houses of 2 stories, 127 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 104 houses of 1 story, 54 houses of 4 rooms, 38 houses of 5 rooms, 36 uninhabited houses, 25 houses of 3 rooms, 23 houses built of stone, 15 houses built of brick, 7 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 7 houses of 2 rooms, 1 houses of 3 stories, 1 houses of over 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 59,325 pounds of homemade butter, 41,748 bushels of oats, 26,364 acres of land in farms, 24,338 acres of improved land in farms, 19,999 acres of farmland under crops, 15,846 bushels of potatoes, 13,372 bushels of peas, 13,216 acres of hay crops, 11,958 chickens, 9,394 tons of hay, 6,553 bushels of buckwheat, 4,961 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,195 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,759 acres of oats, 3,323 bushels of barley, 2,968 bushels of corn, 2,026 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,842 turkeys, 1,518 geese, 1,238 bushels of spring wheat, 982 sheep, 774 horses aged over 3 years, 754 milk cows, 740 bushels of turnips, 728 swine slaughtered or sold, 714 sheep slaughtered or sold, 657 swine, 613 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 556 other cattle, 412 horses aged 3 years and under, 374 ducks, 323 cattle killed or sold, 323 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 309 acres of barley, 249 occupants of farms, 214 acres of wheat, 202 farm occupants who own their land, 191 acres of potatoes, 144 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 82 bushels of beans, 70 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 68 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 49 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 47 farm occupants who rent their land, 43 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 19 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 5 other fowl, 4 acres of turnips, 1 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC186005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC092006_1901— 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/.