Ste. Marguerite, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Marguerite was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 725. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.047°N, 74.059°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Marguerite had a population of 725: 380 male and 345 female residents. Population density was 13.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 700 |
| 1891 | 725 |
| 1901 | 808 |
| 1911 | 805 |
| 1921 | 709 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Ste. Marguerite, 1881 (60.0% share).
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 | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 129 |
| Number of families | 129 |
| Number of females | 345 |
| Number of males | 380 |
| Number of married females | 120 |
| Number of married males | 120 |
| Number of married persons | 240 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 17 |
| POP F | 345 |
| POP M | 380 |
| POP TOT | 725 |
| Total population | 725 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 213 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 255 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 468 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 722 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 3 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses | 124 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 124 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 21 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 112 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 29 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 12 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 39 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 125 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 52 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 28 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,892 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,837 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,144 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,234 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 6,064 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,901 |
| Acres of oats | 716 |
| Acres of potatoes | 86 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 12 |
| BAR AC | 52 |
| BAR BU | 596 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 596 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,647 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,856 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 164 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,384 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 86 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 434 |
| BWT BU | 2,647 |
| CRN BU | 21 |
| HAY AC | 2,234 |
| HAY TONS | 1,361 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 60 |
| Number of chickens | 1,060 |
| Number of ducks | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 113 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 6 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 16 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 157 |
| Number of milk cows | 458 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 116 |
| Number of other cattle | 201 |
| Number of other fowl | 5 |
| Number of oxen | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 27 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 56 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 6 |
| Number of sheep | 608 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 215 |
| Number of swine | 179 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 234 |
| Number of turkeys | 6 |
| OAT AC | 716 |
| OAT BU | 5,856 |
| PEA BU | 164 |
| POT AC | 86 |
| POT BU | 9,384 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 77 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,019 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 38,590 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,361 |
| WHT AC | 12 |
| WHT SP BU | 86 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 27 |
| A 11 50 | 8 |
| A 201 PL | 19 |
| A 51 100 | 56 |
| BEN BU | 8 |
| BUTTER LB | 38,590 |
| CATTLE KS | 60 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 213 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 255 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 468 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 77 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 16 |
| DUCKS | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 129 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,019 |
| FRN CA | 722 |
| GEESE | 6 |
| GRA BU | 9 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,060 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 157 |
| HOUSES | 124 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 23 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 21 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 112 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 39 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 29 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 12 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 124 |
| INF 11 A | 6 |
| MD FEM | 120 |
| MD MALE | 120 |
| MD TOT | 240 |
| MILK COWS | 458 |
| NAME CD | Terrebonne |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 113 |
| OC TOT | 116 |
| OTHER FOWL | 5 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 201 |
| OTHERS | 3 |
| SHEEP | 608 |
| SHEEP KS | 215 |
| SUP AM | 6,064 |
| SUP FOR | 10,837 |
| SUP JV | 28 |
| SUP PAT | 1,892 |
| SUP SC | 4,144 |
| SUP TOT | 16,901 |
| SWINE | 179 |
| SWINE KS | 234 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 125 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 434 |
| TURKEY | 6 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 1 |
| WID FEM | 12 |
| WID MALE | 5 |
| WID TOT | 17 |
| WORKING OX | 25 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC193013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC096013— 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, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-marguerite-qc193013-1891/.