Ste. Marie Madeleine, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Marie Madeleine was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 936. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112913072. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.589°N, 73.077°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Marie Madeleine had a population of 936: 444 male and 492 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 995 |
| 1891 | 936 |
| 1921 | 611 |
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 became part of Ste. Marie-Magdeleine, 1901 (85.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ste. Marie Madeleine shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 936 total population, 492 females, 444 males, 308 married persons, 176 families, 154 married females, 154 married males, 44 widowed persons, 28 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 584 single persons under 18, 310 single females under 18, 274 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 936 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 150 houses, 150 occupied houses, 145 houses built of wood, 102 houses of 1 story, 65 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 45 houses of 2 stories, 32 houses of 4 rooms, 27 uninhabited houses, 22 houses of 5 rooms, 20 houses of 3 rooms, 5 houses of 2 rooms, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses built of brick, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 18,452 bushels of oats, 13,228 acres of land in farms, 11,192 acres of improved land in farms, 10,020 pounds of homemade butter, 8,808 bushels of potatoes, 7,809 bushels of barley, 7,416 acres of farmland under crops, 5,601 bushels of peas, 3,701 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,307 acres of hay crops, 2,859 chickens, 2,441 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,413 acres of oats, 2,244 tons of hay, 2,036 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,636 bushels of buckwheat, 1,570 bushels of turnips, 1,467 bushels of spring wheat, 871 bushels of corn, 722 acres of barley, 705 milk cows, 549 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 539 sheep slaughtered or sold, 526 sheep, 329 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 323 swine, 308 other cattle, 303 horses aged over 3 years, 243 acres of wheat, 208 other fowl, 169 cattle killed or sold, 168 horses aged 3 years and under, 146 occupants of farms, 125 farm occupants who own their land, 103 swine slaughtered or sold, 80 acres of potatoes, 79 bushels of beans, 75 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 74 turkeys, 57 geese, 56 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 48 ducks, 36 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 33 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 21 farm occupants who rent their land, 13 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 7 acres of turnips, 4 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC185011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC091010_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112913072
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 Madeleine, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-marie-madeleine-qc185011-1891/.