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 |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,392 |
| 1861 | 1,824 |
| 1871 | 1,571 |
| 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 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 221 |
| Number of families | 221 |
| Number of females | 618 |
| Number of males | 642 |
| Number of married females | 191 |
| Number of married males | 188 |
| Number of married persons | 379 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 41 |
| POP F | 618 |
| POP M | 642 |
| POP TOT | 1,260 |
| Total population | 1,260 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 404 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 436 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 840 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,202 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 58 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 215 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 215 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 14 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 206 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 9 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 28 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 215 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 91 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 66 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,333 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 5,953 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 11,132 |
| Acres of hay crops | 7,934 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 17,531 |
| Acres of land in farms | 23,484 |
| Acres of oats | 2,138 |
| Acres of potatoes | 156 |
| Acres of turnips | 19 |
| Acres of wheat | 106 |
| BAR AC | 91 |
| BAR BU | 878 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 878 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 42 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,549 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 52 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 22,389 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 312 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,417 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 855 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,025 |
| BWT BU | 1,549 |
| CRN BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 7,934 |
| HAY TONS | 2,760 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 308 |
| Number of chickens | 2,438 |
| Number of ducks | 10 |
| Number of employees on farms | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 203 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 24 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 71 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 188 |
| Number of milk cows | 951 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 210 |
| Number of other cattle | 543 |
| Number of other fowl | 10 |
| Number of oxen | 319 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 78 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 57 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 37 |
| Number of sheep | 1,180 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 872 |
| Number of swine | 317 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 636 |
| Number of turkeys | 54 |
| OAT AC | 2,138 |
| OAT BU | 22,389 |
| PEA BU | 312 |
| POT AC | 156 |
| POT BU | 15,417 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,614 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 75,740 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,760 |
| WHT AC | 106 |
| WHT SP BU | 855 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 78 |
| A 11 50 | 8 |
| A 201 PL | 30 |
| A 51 100 | 57 |
| BEN BU | 42 |
| BUTTER LB | 75,740 |
| CATTLE KS | 308 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 404 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 436 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 840 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,614 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 71 |
| DUCKS | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 221 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FRN CA | 1,202 |
| GEESE | 24 |
| GRA BU | 52 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,438 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 188 |
| HOUSES | 215 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 28 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 49 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 206 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 39 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 42 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 40 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 9 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 215 |
| INF 11 A | 37 |
| MD FEM | 191 |
| MD MALE | 188 |
| MD TOT | 379 |
| MILK COWS | 951 |
| NAME CD | Dorchester |
| OC E | 6 |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 203 |
| OC TOT | 210 |
| OTHER FOWL | 10 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 543 |
| OTHERS | 58 |
| SHEEP | 1,180 |
| SHEEP KS | 872 |
| SUP AM | 17,531 |
| SUP FOR | 5,953 |
| SUP JV | 66 |
| SUP PAT | 6,333 |
| SUP SC | 11,132 |
| SUP TOT | 23,484 |
| SWINE | 317 |
| SWINE KS | 636 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 215 |
| TUR AC | 19 |
| TUR BU | 1,025 |
| TURKEY | 54 |
| WID FEM | 23 |
| WID MALE | 18 |
| WID TOT | 41 |
| WORKING OX | 319 |
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
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/.