Ste. Philomène, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Philomène was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,105. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.308°N, 73.742°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Philomène had a population of 1,105: 551 male and 554 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,924 |
| 1871 | 1,548 |
| 1881 | 1,360 |
| 1891 | 1,105 |
| 1901 | 1,080 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 980 |
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. Philomène shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,105 total population, 554 females, 551 males, 386 married persons, 223 families, 194 married males, 192 married females, 43 widowed persons, 23 widowed females, 20 widowed males, 4.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 676 single persons under 18, 339 single females under 18, 337 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,053 French Canadians, 52 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 208 houses, 208 occupied houses, 190 houses of 1 story, 184 houses built of wood, 90 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 48 houses of 4 rooms, 36 houses of 5 rooms, 23 houses of 3 rooms, 19 uninhabited houses, 18 houses of 2 stories, 14 houses built of stone, 10 houses built of brick, 6 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 4 houses of over 15 rooms, 1 houses of 2 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 46,818 bushels of oats, 42,140 pounds of homemade butter, 30,152 bushels of potatoes, 13,626 acres of land in farms, 12,976 chickens, 12,764 acres of improved land in farms, 10,787 bushels of peas, 10,092 acres of farmland under crops, 9,082 bushels of buckwheat, 3,857 acres of oats, 3,640 bushels of barley, 2,632 bushels of turnips, 2,555 acres of hay crops, 2,435 acres of farmland in pasture, 2,415 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 2,405 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 2,293 tons of hay, 2,053 bushels of corn, 1,836 bushels of spring wheat, 1,162 turkeys, 862 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 798 swine, 788 other cattle, 696 sheep, 630 horses aged over 3 years, 617 milk cows, 343 sheep slaughtered or sold, 306 acres of barley, 285 acres of potatoes, 284 geese, 276 ducks, 266 horses aged 3 years and under, 251 acres of wheat, 237 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 228 bushels of beans, 211 occupants of farms, 200 cattle killed or sold, 186 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 186 farm occupants who own their land, 147 swine slaughtered or sold, 74 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 54 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 50 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 45 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 36 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 24 farm occupants who rent their land, 15 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:
QC148007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC049007_1861_1921— 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. Philomène, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-philom-ne-qc148007-1891/.