Ste. Marie-Salomé, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Marie-Salomé was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 655. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.931°N, 73.492°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Marie-Salomé had a population of 655: 332 male and 323 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 655 |
| 1901 | 704 |
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 St. Jacques, 1881 (34.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ste. Marie-Salomé shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 655 total population, 332 males, 323 females, 219 married persons, 157 families, 110 married females, 109 married males, 39 widowed persons, 23 widowed females, 16 widowed males, 4.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 397 single persons under 18, 207 single males under 18, 190 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 655 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 129 houses, 129 occupied houses, 127 houses built of wood, 121 houses of 1 story, 56 houses of 3 rooms, 35 houses of 2 rooms, 19 houses of 4 rooms, 11 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 8 houses of 2 stories, 7 houses of 5 rooms, 7 uninhabited houses, 2 houses built of stone, 1 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 31,003 pounds of homemade butter, 13,024 bushels of potatoes, 9,081 bushels of oats, 8,540 acres of land in farms, 5,623 acres of improved land in farms, 4,742 chickens, 4,026 acres of farmland under crops, 2,919 bushels of corn, 2,917 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,806 bushels of peas, 1,726 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,579 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,502 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 1,357 tons of hay, 1,156 bushels of spring wheat, 1,117 acres of hay crops, 1,087 bushels of turnips, 954 bushels of buckwheat, 911 acres of oats, 583 sheep, 477 swine slaughtered or sold, 405 turkeys, 378 milk cows, 334 bushels of barley, 291 swine, 262 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 230 other cattle, 211 sheep slaughtered or sold, 166 bushels of beans, 154 horses aged over 3 years, 127 acres of wheat, 111 occupants of farms, 105 bushels of rye, 102 acres of potatoes, 101 farm occupants who own their land, 67 cattle killed or sold, 65 horses aged 3 years and under, 40 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 35 ducks, 30 other fowl, 30 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 27 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 26 acres of barley, 18 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 15 oxen, 12 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 9 farm occupants who rent their land, 4 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 3 acres of turnips, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 1 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC170009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC171009— 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-Salomé, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-marie-salom-qc170009-1891/.