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 density was 60.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,971 |
| 1861 | 1,924 |
| 1871 | 1,548 |
| 1881 | 1,360 |
| 1891 | 1,105 |
| 1901 | 1,080 |
| 1911 | 1,020 |
| 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 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 4.90 |
| FAM NO | 223 |
| Number of families | 223 |
| Number of females | 554 |
| Number of males | 551 |
| Number of married females | 192 |
| Number of married males | 194 |
| Number of married persons | 386 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 43 |
| POP F | 554 |
| POP M | 551 |
| POP TOT | 1,105 |
| Total population | 1,105 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 339 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 337 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 676 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,053 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 52 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 208 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 10 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 14 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 184 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 190 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 6 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 18 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 23 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 48 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 36 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 90 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 208 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 306 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 237 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,435 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 862 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 10,092 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,555 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 12,764 |
| Acres of land in farms | 13,626 |
| Acres of oats | 3,857 |
| Acres of potatoes | 285 |
| Acres of turnips | 15 |
| Acres of wheat | 251 |
| BAR AC | 306 |
| BAR BU | 3,640 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,640 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 228 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 9,082 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 186 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,053 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 46,818 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 10,787 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 30,152 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,836 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,632 |
| BWT BU | 9,082 |
| CRN BU | 2,053 |
| HAY AC | 2,555 |
| HAY TONS | 2,293 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 200 |
| Number of chickens | 12,976 |
| Number of ducks | 276 |
| Number of employees on farms | 1 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 186 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 24 |
| Number of geese | 284 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 266 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 630 |
| Number of milk cows | 617 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 211 |
| Number of other cattle | 788 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 74 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 54 |
| Number of sheep | 696 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 343 |
| Number of swine | 798 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 147 |
| Number of turkeys | 1,162 |
| OAT AC | 3,857 |
| OAT BU | 46,818 |
| PEA BU | 10,787 |
| POT AC | 285 |
| POT BU | 30,152 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 2,405 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,415 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 50 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 42,140 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,293 |
| WHT AC | 251 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,836 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 45 |
| A 11 50 | 36 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 74 |
| BEN BU | 228 |
| BUTTER LB | 42,140 |
| CATTLE KS | 200 |
| CHEESE LB | 2,405 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 339 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 337 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 676 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,415 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 266 |
| DUCKS | 276 |
| FAMILIES | 223 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 4.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 50 |
| FRN CA | 1,053 |
| GEESE | 284 |
| GRA BU | 186 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 12,976 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 630 |
| HOUSES | 208 |
| HOUSES B | 10 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 6 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 36 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 48 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 190 |
| HOUSES S | 14 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 90 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 23 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 18 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 19 |
| HOUSES W | 184 |
| INF 11 A | 54 |
| MD FEM | 192 |
| MD MALE | 194 |
| MD TOT | 386 |
| MILK COWS | 617 |
| NAME CD | Chateauguay |
| OC E | 1 |
| OC F | 24 |
| OC P | 186 |
| OC TOT | 211 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 788 |
| OTHERS | 52 |
| SHEEP | 696 |
| SHEEP KS | 343 |
| SUP AM | 12,764 |
| SUP FOR | 862 |
| SUP JV | 237 |
| SUP PAT | 2,435 |
| SUP SC | 10,092 |
| SUP TOT | 13,626 |
| SWINE | 798 |
| SWINE KS | 147 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 208 |
| TUR AC | 15 |
| TUR BU | 2,632 |
| TURKEY | 1,162 |
| WID FEM | 23 |
| WID MALE | 20 |
| WID TOT | 43 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC148007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC049007_1851— 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/.