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 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 density was 48.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 995 |
| 1891 | 936 |
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 163 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 176 |
| Number of families | 176 |
| Number of females | 492 |
| Number of males | 444 |
| Number of married females | 154 |
| Number of married males | 154 |
| Number of married persons | 308 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 44 |
| POP F | 492 |
| POP M | 444 |
| POP TOT | 936 |
| Total population | 936 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 310 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 274 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 584 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 936 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 150 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 2 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 145 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 102 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 45 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 65 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 150 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 27 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 722 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 75 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,701 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 2,036 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,416 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,307 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 11,192 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,228 |
| Acres of oats | 2,413 |
| Acres of potatoes | 80 |
| Acres of turnips | 7 |
| Acres of wheat | 243 |
| BAR AC | 722 |
| BAR BU | 7,809 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 7,809 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 79 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,636 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 549 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 871 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 18,452 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 5,601 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,808 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,467 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,570 |
| BWT BU | 1,636 |
| CRN BU | 871 |
| HAY AC | 3,307 |
| HAY TONS | 2,244 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 169 |
| Number of chickens | 2,859 |
| Number of ducks | 48 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 125 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 21 |
| Number of geese | 57 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 168 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 303 |
| Number of milk cows | 705 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 146 |
| Number of other cattle | 308 |
| Number of other fowl | 208 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 56 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 13 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 36 |
| Number of sheep | 526 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 539 |
| Number of swine | 323 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 103 |
| Number of turkeys | 74 |
| OAT AC | 2,413 |
| OAT BU | 18,452 |
| PEA BU | 5,601 |
| POT AC | 80 |
| POT BU | 8,808 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,441 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 329 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 10,020 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,244 |
| WHT AC | 243 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,467 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 56 |
| A 11 50 | 13 |
| A 201 PL | 8 |
| A 51 100 | 33 |
| BEN BU | 79 |
| BUTTER LB | 10,020 |
| CATTLE KS | 169 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 310 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 274 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 584 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,441 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 168 |
| DUCKS | 48 |
| FAMILIES | 176 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 329 |
| FRN CA | 936 |
| GEESE | 57 |
| GRA BU | 549 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,859 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 303 |
| HOUSES | 150 |
| HOUSES B | 2 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 32 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 102 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 65 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 20 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 5 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 45 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 27 |
| HOUSES W | 145 |
| INF 11 A | 36 |
| MD FEM | 154 |
| MD MALE | 154 |
| MD TOT | 308 |
| MILK COWS | 705 |
| NAME CD | St. Hyacinthe |
| OC F | 21 |
| OC P | 125 |
| OC TOT | 146 |
| OTHER FOWL | 208 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 308 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 526 |
| SHEEP KS | 539 |
| SUP AM | 11,192 |
| SUP FOR | 2,036 |
| SUP JV | 75 |
| SUP PAT | 3,701 |
| SUP SC | 7,416 |
| SUP TOT | 13,228 |
| SWINE | 323 |
| SWINE KS | 103 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 150 |
| TUR AC | 7 |
| TUR BU | 1,570 |
| TURKEY | 74 |
| WID FEM | 28 |
| WID MALE | 16 |
| WID TOT | 44 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC185011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC185011— 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 Madeleine, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-marie-madeleine-qc185011-1891/.