Ste. Marie de Blandford, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Marie de Blandford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 270. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.315°N, 72.140°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Marie de Blandford had a population of 270: 152 male and 118 female residents. Population density was 7.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 270 |
| 1901 | 476 |
| 1911 | 781 |
| 1921 | 1,095 |
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 Gentilly, Ste. Marie de Blandford, 1881 (41.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ste. Marie de Blandford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.50 |
| FAM NO | 60 |
| Number of families | 60 |
| Number of females | 118 |
| Number of males | 152 |
| Number of married females | 49 |
| Number of married males | 49 |
| Number of married persons | 98 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 3 |
| POP F | 118 |
| POP M | 152 |
| POP TOT | 270 |
| Total population | 270 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 69 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 100 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 169 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 270 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 57 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 57 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 21 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 36 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 57 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 12 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 3 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 848 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,794 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,511 |
| Acres of hay crops | 323 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,362 |
| Acres of land in farms | 7,156 |
| Acres of oats | 329 |
| Acres of potatoes | 16 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 19 |
| BAR AC | 12 |
| BAR BU | 105 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 105 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 225 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,656 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 96 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,642 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 123 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 88 |
| BWT BU | 225 |
| CRN BU | 16 |
| HAY AC | 323 |
| HAY TONS | 268 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 31 |
| Number of chickens | 494 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 58 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 9 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 12 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 51 |
| Number of milk cows | 112 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 62 |
| Number of other cattle | 61 |
| Number of other fowl | 3 |
| Number of oxen | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 9 |
| Number of sheep | 92 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 45 |
| Number of swine | 94 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 64 |
| OAT AC | 329 |
| OAT BU | 3,656 |
| PEA BU | 96 |
| POT AC | 16 |
| POT BU | 1,642 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 400 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 308 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 2,375 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 268 |
| WHT AC | 19 |
| WHT SP BU | 123 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 20 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 26 |
| BEN BU | 6 |
| BUTTER LB | 2,375 |
| CATTLE KS | 31 |
| CHEESE LB | 400 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 69 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 100 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 169 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 308 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 12 |
| FAMILIES | 60 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 50 |
| FRN CA | 270 |
| GEESE | 9 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 494 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 51 |
| HOUSES | 57 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 20 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 21 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 9 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 36 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 57 |
| INF 11 A | 9 |
| MD FEM | 49 |
| MD MALE | 49 |
| MD TOT | 98 |
| MILK COWS | 112 |
| NAME CD | Nicolet |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 58 |
| OC TOT | 62 |
| OTHER FOWL | 3 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 61 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 92 |
| SHEEP KS | 45 |
| SUP AM | 2,362 |
| SUP FOR | 4,794 |
| SUP JV | 3 |
| SUP PAT | 848 |
| SUP SC | 1,511 |
| SUP TOT | 7,156 |
| SWINE | 94 |
| SWINE KS | 64 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 57 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 88 |
| WID FEM | 0 |
| WID MALE | 3 |
| WID TOT | 3 |
| WORKING OX | 33 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC175013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC078014— 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. Marie de Blandford, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-marie-de-blandford-qc175013-1891/.