Ste. Marguerite, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Marguerite was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,260. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464341. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.508°N, 70.926°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Marguerite had a population of 1,260: 642 male and 618 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,518 |
| 1891 | 1,260 |
| 1901 | 1,088 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,101 |
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. Marguerite shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,260 total population, 642 males, 618 females, 379 married persons, 221 families, 191 married females, 188 married males, 41 widowed persons, 23 widowed females, 18 widowed males, 5.70 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 840 single persons under 18, 436 single males under 18, 404 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,202 French Canadians, 58 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 215 houses, 215 houses built of wood, 215 occupied houses, 206 houses of 1 story, 49 houses of 4 rooms, 42 houses of 3 rooms, 40 houses of 2 rooms, 39 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 28 houses of 5 rooms, 14 houses of 1 room, 9 houses of 2 stories, 9 uninhabited houses, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 75,740 pounds of homemade butter, 23,484 acres of land in farms, 22,389 bushels of oats, 17,531 acres of improved land in farms, 15,417 bushels of potatoes, 11,132 acres of farmland under crops, 7,934 acres of hay crops, 6,333 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,953 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,614 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,760 tons of hay, 2,438 chickens, 2,138 acres of oats, 1,549 bushels of buckwheat, 1,180 sheep, 1,025 bushels of turnips, 951 milk cows, 878 bushels of barley, 872 sheep slaughtered or sold, 855 bushels of spring wheat, 636 swine slaughtered or sold, 543 other cattle, 319 oxen, 317 swine, 312 bushels of peas, 308 cattle killed or sold, 210 occupants of farms, 203 farm occupants who own their land, 188 horses aged over 3 years, 156 acres of potatoes, 106 acres of wheat, 91 acres of barley, 78 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 71 horses aged 3 years and under, 66 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 57 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 54 turkeys, 52 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 42 bushels of beans, 37 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 30 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 24 geese, 19 acres of turnips, 10 ducks, 10 other fowl, 8 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 6 employees on farms, 1 bushels of corn, 1 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC152011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC053015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3464341
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Marguerite,_Qu%C3%A9bec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Marguerite_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-marguerite-qc152011-1891/.