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 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 833 total population, 437 males, 396 females, 285 married persons, 152 families, 143 married males, 142 married females, 13 widowed persons, 7 widowed males, 6 widowed females, 5.50 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 535 single persons under 18, 287 single males under 18, 248 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 823 French Canadians, 10 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 144 occupied houses, 141 houses, 140 houses built of wood, 101 houses of 1 story, 40 houses of 2 stories, 36 houses of 5 rooms, 35 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 30 houses of 4 rooms, 23 houses of 2 rooms, 15 houses of 3 rooms, 3 dwellings that are vessels and shanties, 3 houses under construction, 2 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 1 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 17,400 bushels of oats, 13,531 acres of land in farms, 7,989 bushels of potatoes, 7,538 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,993 acres of improved land in farms, 4,579 acres of farmland under crops, 4,481 pounds of homemade butter, 1,867 bushels of buckwheat, 1,832 bushels of spring wheat, 1,572 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 1,428 chickens, 1,388 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,356 acres of oats, 1,018 bushels of peas, 929 acres of hay crops, 646 tons of hay, 437 sheep, 395 milk cows, 276 swine, 254 other cattle, 232 acres of wheat, 214 swine slaughtered or sold, 201 sheep slaughtered or sold, 186 bushels of corn, 179 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 179 horses aged over 3 years, 167 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 145 occupants of farms, 140 farm occupants who own their land, 102 bushels of beans, 89 acres of potatoes, 86 bushels of barley, 75 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 61 cattle killed or sold, 45 bushels of turnips, 41 oxen, 40 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 34 geese, 31 horses aged 3 years and under, 26 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 13 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 10 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 7 ducks, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 acres of barley, 4 employees on farms, 2 other fowl, 1 acres of turnips, 1 farm occupants who rent their land. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.