Ste. Philomène, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Philomène was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 830. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.422°N, 71.933°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Philomène had a population of 830: 443 male and 387 female residents. Population density was 7.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 830 |
| 1901 | 1,116 |
| 1911 | 1,274 |
| 1921 | 855 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Jean Deschaillons, 1881 (80.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ste. Philomène, 1901 (89.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ste. Philomène shared boundaries with:
- Somerset N
- Somerset S
- St. Jean Deschaillons
- St. Louis de Blandford
- St. Pierre les Becquets
- Stanfold
- Ste. Emélie
- Ste. Sophie de Lévrard
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 | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 143 |
| Number of families | 143 |
| Number of females | 387 |
| Number of males | 443 |
| Number of married females | 132 |
| Number of married males | 132 |
| Number of married persons | 264 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 14 |
| POP F | 387 |
| POP M | 443 |
| POP TOT | 830 |
| Total population | 830 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 246 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 306 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 552 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 826 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 138 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 138 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 129 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 30 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 138 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 10 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 31 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,851 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 4,049 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,158 |
| Acres of hay crops | 812 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,040 |
| Acres of land in farms | 9,089 |
| Acres of oats | 852 |
| Acres of potatoes | 53 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 130 |
| BAR AC | 10 |
| BAR BU | 167 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 167 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,214 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 56 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9,115 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 866 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,956 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 997 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 666 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 41 |
| BWT BU | 1,214 |
| CRN BU | 56 |
| HAY AC | 812 |
| HAY TONS | 792 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 74 |
| Number of chickens | 1,231 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 125 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 6 |
| Number of geese | 13 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 17 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 124 |
| Number of milk cows | 271 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 131 |
| Number of other cattle | 150 |
| Number of other fowl | 42 |
| Number of oxen | 76 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 35 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 54 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 19 |
| Number of sheep | 351 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 168 |
| Number of swine | 190 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 106 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 852 |
| OAT BU | 9,115 |
| PEA BU | 866 |
| POT AC | 53 |
| POT BU | 4,956 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 6,217 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,096 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 319 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 12,267 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 792 |
| WHT AC | 130 |
| WHT FALL BU | 41 |
| WHT SP BU | 997 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 19 |
| A 11 50 | 35 |
| A 201 PL | 4 |
| A 51 100 | 54 |
| BEN BU | 16 |
| BUTTER LB | 12,267 |
| CATTLE KS | 74 |
| CHEESE LB | 6,217 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 246 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 306 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 552 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 1,096 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 17 |
| FAMILIES | 143 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 319 |
| FRN CA | 826 |
| GEESE | 13 |
| GRA BU | 14 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,231 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 124 |
| HOUSES | 138 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 42 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 129 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 31 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 30 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 7 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 6 |
| HOUSES W | 138 |
| INF 11 A | 19 |
| MD FEM | 132 |
| MD MALE | 132 |
| MD TOT | 264 |
| MILK COWS | 271 |
| NAME CD | Lotbinière |
| OC F | 6 |
| OC P | 125 |
| OC TOT | 131 |
| OTHER FOWL | 42 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 150 |
| OTHERS | 4 |
| SHEEP | 351 |
| SHEEP KS | 168 |
| SUP AM | 5,040 |
| SUP FOR | 4,049 |
| SUP JV | 31 |
| SUP PAT | 1,851 |
| SUP SC | 3,158 |
| SUP TOT | 9,089 |
| SWINE | 190 |
| SWINE KS | 106 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 138 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 666 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| WID FEM | 9 |
| WID MALE | 5 |
| WID TOT | 14 |
| WORKING OX | 76 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC166014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC068017— 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-qc166014-1891/.