Ste. Perpétue, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Perpétue was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 833. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112913093. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.078°N, 72.454°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Perpétue had a population of 833: 437 male and 396 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 263 |
| 1881 | 465 |
| 1891 | 833 |
| 1901 | 939 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,232 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ste. Perpétue shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 152 |
| Number of families | 152 |
| Number of females | 396 |
| Number of males | 437 |
| Number of married females | 142 |
| Number of married males | 143 |
| Number of married persons | 285 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 13 |
| POP F | 396 |
| POP M | 437 |
| POP TOT | 833 |
| Total population | 833 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 248 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 287 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 535 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 823 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 10 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 3 |
| Number of houses | 141 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 140 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 101 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 2 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 40 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 144 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 6 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 26 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,388 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,538 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,579 |
| Acres of hay crops | 929 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,993 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,531 |
| Acres of oats | 1,356 |
| Acres of potatoes | 89 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 232 |
| BAR AC | 6 |
| BAR BU | 86 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 86 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 102 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,867 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 179 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 186 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 17,400 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,018 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,989 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,832 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 45 |
| BWT BU | 1,867 |
| CRN BU | 186 |
| HAY AC | 929 |
| HAY TONS | 646 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 61 |
| Number of chickens | 1,428 |
| Number of ducks | 7 |
| Number of employees on farms | 4 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 140 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 1 |
| Number of geese | 34 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 31 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 179 |
| Number of milk cows | 395 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 145 |
| Number of other cattle | 254 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 41 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 75 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 13 |
| Number of sheep | 437 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 201 |
| Number of swine | 276 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 214 |
| OAT AC | 1,356 |
| OAT BU | 17,400 |
| PEA BU | 1,018 |
| POT AC | 89 |
| POT BU | 7,989 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 167 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,572 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 4,481 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 646 |
| WHT AC | 232 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,832 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 40 |
| A 11 50 | 10 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 75 |
| BEN BU | 102 |
| BUTTER LB | 4,481 |
| CATTLE KS | 61 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 248 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 287 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 535 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 167 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 31 |
| DUCKS | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 152 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,572 |
| FRN CA | 823 |
| GEESE | 34 |
| GRA BU | 179 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,428 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 179 |
| HOUSES | 141 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 2 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 36 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 30 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 101 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 35 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 15 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 23 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 40 |
| HOUSES W | 140 |
| INF 11 A | 13 |
| MD FEM | 142 |
| MD MALE | 143 |
| MD TOT | 285 |
| MILK COWS | 395 |
| NAME CD | Nicolet |
| OC E | 4 |
| OC F | 1 |
| OC P | 140 |
| OC TOT | 145 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 254 |
| OTHERS | 10 |
| SHEEP | 437 |
| SHEEP KS | 201 |
| SUP AM | 5,993 |
| SUP FOR | 7,538 |
| SUP JV | 26 |
| SUP PAT | 1,388 |
| SUP SC | 4,579 |
| SUP TOT | 13,531 |
| SWINE | 276 |
| SWINE KS | 214 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 144 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 45 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 3 |
| WID FEM | 6 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 13 |
| WORKING OX | 41 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC175015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC078016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112913093
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. Perpétue, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-perp-tue-qc175015-1891/.