Ste. Monique, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Monique was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,171. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.151°N, 72.517°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Monique had a population of 2,171: 1,110 male and 1,061 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,274 |
| 1891 | 2,171 |
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. Monique, 1901 (93.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ste. Monique shared boundaries with:
- La Baie du Febvre
- Nicolet
- St. Célestin
- St. Grégoire
- St. Léonard
- St. Zéphirin de Courval
- Ste. Brigitte des Saults
- Ste. Perpétue
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 2,171 total population, 1,110 males, 1,061 females, 685 married persons, 356 families, 343 married males, 342 married females, 59 widowed persons, 36 widowed females, 23 widowed males, 6.10 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,427 single persons under 18, 744 single males under 18, 683 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 2,167 French Canadians, 4 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 348 houses, 348 occupied houses, 345 houses built of wood, 206 houses of 1 story, 142 houses of 2 stories, 137 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 76 houses of 5 rooms, 59 houses of 4 rooms, 33 houses of 3 rooms, 23 houses of 2 rooms, 16 uninhabited houses, 10 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 7 houses of 1 room, 3 houses of over 15 rooms, 2 houses built of brick, 1 houses built of stone, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 58,399 bushels of oats, 34,136 bushels of potatoes, 30,749 acres of land in farms, 25,106 pounds of homemade butter, 19,830 acres of improved land in farms, 12,863 acres of farmland under crops, 10,919 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 9,203 bushels of buckwheat, 6,903 acres of farmland in pasture, 5,968 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,974 tons of hay, 4,971 bushels of spring wheat, 4,883 acres of oats, 4,867 bushels of peas, 4,662 chickens, 4,331 acres of hay crops, 1,486 milk cows, 1,424 sheep, 1,403 bushels of turnips, 1,172 bushels of corn, 1,095 sheep slaughtered or sold, 777 other cattle, 741 swine, 602 acres of wheat, 593 swine slaughtered or sold, 556 horses aged over 3 years, 448 bushels of barley, 354 occupants of farms, 351 farm occupants who own their land, 291 acres of potatoes, 219 cattle killed or sold, 158 bushels of beans, 120 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 119 geese, 119 horses aged 3 years and under, 96 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 79 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 74 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 64 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 62 turkeys, 60 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 38 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 35 acres of barley, 26 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 18 bushels of rye, 13 ducks, 12 oxen, 4 other fowl, 3 acres of turnips, 2 employees on farms, 1 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC175014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC175014— 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. Monique, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-monique-qc175014-1891/.