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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q141652. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,782 |
| 1891 | 2,897 |
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 87 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,897 total population, 1,452 males, 1,445 females, 938 married persons, 560 families, 470 married males, 468 married females, 111 widowed persons, 57 widowed males, 54 widowed females, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,848 single persons under 18, 925 single males under 18, 923 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,885 French Canadians, 12 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 470 houses, 470 occupied houses, 451 houses built of wood, 268 houses of 1 story, 200 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 179 houses of 2 stories, 122 houses of 4 rooms, 46 houses of 3 rooms, 42 houses of 5 rooms, 31 uninhabited houses, 24 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 23 houses of 2 rooms, 22 houses of 3 stories, 18 houses built of brick, 10 houses of over 15 rooms, 5 houses under construction, 3 houses of 1 room, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses of more than 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 83,214 pounds of homemade butter, 40,591 bushels of oats, 39,749 acres of land in farms, 29,457 acres of improved land in farms, 21,364 bushels of potatoes, 16,629 acres of farmland in pasture, 12,669 acres of farmland under crops, 10,292 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 6,880 acres of hay crops, 6,794 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,608 tons of hay, 4,110 acres of oats, 3,926 chickens, 3,413 bushels of turnips, 2,292 bushels of spring wheat, 2,251 bushels of barley, 2,102 sheep, 1,514 milk cows, 1,506 sheep slaughtered or sold, 1,344 bushels of buckwheat, 1,094 bushels of peas, 1,055 other cattle, 852 swine slaughtered or sold, 514 cattle killed or sold, 514 swine, 487 oxen, 451 occupants of farms, 426 farm occupants who own their land, 415 horses aged over 3 years, 291 acres of wheat, 222 acres of barley, 194 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 177 acres of potatoes, 171 horses aged 3 years and under, 166 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 159 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 147 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 132 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 131 bushels of beans, 116 bushels of corn, 87 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 61 turkeys, 57 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 46 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 27 other fowl, 24 farm occupants who rent their land, 22 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 19 acres of turnips, 10 geese, 8 bushels of rye, 6 ducks, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC139020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC139020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141652
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Marie,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Marie_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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/.