Ste. Marie, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Marie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,897. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.447°N, 71.008°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Marie had a population of 2,897: 1,452 male and 1,445 female residents. Population density was 54.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,395 |
| 1871 | 3,166 |
| 1881 | 2,782 |
| 1891 | 2,897 |
| 1901 | 2,539 |
| 1911 | 2,555 |
| 1921 | 1,170 |
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 contained Ste. Marie, 1901 (87.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ste. Marie shared boundaries with:
- Saints Anges
- St. Bernard
- St. Elzéar
- St. Frédéric
- St. Isidore
- St. Joseph
- St. Séverin
- Ste. Hénédine
- Ste. Marguerite
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 176 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 560 |
| Number of families | 560 |
| Number of females | 1,445 |
| Number of males | 1,452 |
| Number of married females | 468 |
| Number of married males | 470 |
| Number of married persons | 938 |
| Number of widowed females | 54 |
| Number of widowed males | 57 |
| Number of widowed persons | 111 |
| POP F | 1,445 |
| POP M | 1,452 |
| POP TOT | 2,897 |
| Total population | 2,897 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 923 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 925 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,848 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,885 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 12 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 470 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 18 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 451 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 3 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 268 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 179 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 46 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 22 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 122 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 200 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 470 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 31 |
Agriculture (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 222 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 159 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 16,629 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,292 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,669 |
| Acres of hay crops | 6,880 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 29,457 |
| Acres of land in farms | 39,749 |
| Acres of oats | 4,110 |
| Acres of potatoes | 177 |
| Acres of turnips | 19 |
| Acres of wheat | 291 |
| BAR AC | 222 |
| BAR BU | 2,251 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,251 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 131 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,344 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 87 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 116 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 40,591 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,094 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 21,364 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,292 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,413 |
| BWT BU | 1,344 |
| CRN BU | 116 |
| HAY AC | 6,880 |
| HAY TONS | 4,608 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 514 |
| Number of chickens | 3,926 |
| Number of ducks | 6 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 426 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 24 |
| Number of geese | 10 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 171 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 415 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,514 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 451 |
| Number of other cattle | 1,055 |
| Number of other fowl | 27 |
| Number of oxen | 487 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 132 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 22 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 46 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 57 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 194 |
| Number of sheep | 2,102 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,506 |
| Number of swine | 514 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 852 |
| Number of turkeys | 61 |
| OAT AC | 4,110 |
| OAT BU | 40,591 |
| PEA BU | 1,094 |
| POT AC | 177 |
| POT BU | 21,364 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 166 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 6,794 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 147 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 83,214 |
| RYE BU | 8 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,608 |
| WHT AC | 291 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,292 |
Other recorded variables (71 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 132 |
| A 11 50 | 22 |
| A 201 PL | 57 |
| A 51 100 | 46 |
| BEN BU | 131 |
| BUTTER LB | 83,214 |
| CATTLE KS | 514 |
| CHEESE LB | 166 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 923 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 925 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,848 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 6,794 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 171 |
| DUCKS | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 560 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 147 |
| FRN CA | 2,885 |
| GEESE | 10 |
| GRA BU | 87 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,926 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 415 |
| HOUSES | 470 |
| HOUSES B | 18 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 24 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 42 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 122 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 3 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 268 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 200 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 10 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 46 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 22 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 23 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 179 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 31 |
| HOUSES W | 451 |
| INF 11 A | 194 |
| MD FEM | 468 |
| MD MALE | 470 |
| MD TOT | 938 |
| MILK COWS | 1,514 |
| NAME CD | Beauce |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 24 |
| OC P | 426 |
| OC TOT | 451 |
| OTHER FOWL | 27 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 1,055 |
| OTHERS | 12 |
| SHEEP | 2,102 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,506 |
| SUP AM | 29,457 |
| SUP FOR | 10,292 |
| SUP JV | 159 |
| SUP PAT | 16,629 |
| SUP SC | 12,669 |
| SUP TOT | 39,749 |
| SWINE | 514 |
| SWINE KS | 852 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 470 |
| TUR AC | 19 |
| TUR BU | 3,413 |
| TURKEY | 61 |
| WID FEM | 54 |
| WID MALE | 57 |
| WID TOT | 111 |
| WORKING OX | 487 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC139020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC040015— 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, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-marie-qc139020-1891/.