Ste. Prudentienne, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Prudentienne was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,832. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.478°N, 72.638°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Prudentienne had a population of 1,832: 947 male and 885 female residents. Population density was 44.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,996 |
| 1891 | 1,832 |
| 1901 | 1,330 |
| 1911 | 1,098 |
| 1921 | 990 |
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 Ste. Prudentienne, 1881 (91.6% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ste. Prudentienne, VL, 1901 (1.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ste. Prudentienne shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 354 |
| Number of families | 354 |
| Number of females | 885 |
| Number of males | 947 |
| Number of married females | 339 |
| Number of married males | 339 |
| Number of married persons | 678 |
| Number of widowed females | 43 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 73 |
| POP F | 885 |
| POP M | 947 |
| POP TOT | 1,832 |
| Total population | 1,832 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 503 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 578 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,081 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,549 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 283 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 342 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 6 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 335 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 24 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 282 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 15 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 77 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 60 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 83 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 17 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 84 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of occupied houses | 342 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 153 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 170 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 6,000 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,149 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 8,497 |
| Acres of hay crops | 5,007 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 14,667 |
| Acres of land in farms | 22,816 |
| Acres of oats | 1,082 |
| Acres of potatoes | 186 |
| Acres of turnips | 27 |
| Acres of wheat | 169 |
| BAR AC | 153 |
| BAR BU | 2,258 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,258 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 161 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,556 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,405 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 18,034 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 711 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,214 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,845 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,842 |
| BWT BU | 1,556 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 75 |
| CRN BU | 2,405 |
| HAY AC | 5,007 |
| HAY TONS | 4,162 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 347 |
| Number of chickens | 3,870 |
| Number of ducks | 190 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 255 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 61 |
| Number of geese | 48 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 145 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 447 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,700 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 318 |
| Number of other cattle | 687 |
| Number of oxen | 51 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 60 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 68 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 85 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 95 |
| Number of sheep | 827 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 654 |
| Number of swine | 789 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 493 |
| Number of turkeys | 25 |
| OAT AC | 1,082 |
| OAT BU | 18,034 |
| PEA BU | 711 |
| POT AC | 186 |
| POT BU | 22,214 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,513 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 1,032 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 45,860 |
| RYE BU | 6 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,162 |
| WHT AC | 169 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,845 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 60 |
| A 11 50 | 68 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 85 |
| BEN BU | 161 |
| BUTTER LB | 45,860 |
| CATTLE KS | 347 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 503 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 578 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,081 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,513 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 145 |
| DUCKS | 190 |
| FAMILIES | 354 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 1,032 |
| FRN CA | 1,549 |
| GEESE | 48 |
| GRA BU | 12 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,870 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 447 |
| HOUSES | 342 |
| HOUSES B | 6 |
| HOUSES CON | 1 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 15 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 17 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 42 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 24 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 282 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 84 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 83 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 77 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 60 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 25 |
| HOUSES W | 335 |
| INF 11 A | 95 |
| MD FEM | 339 |
| MD MALE | 339 |
| MD TOT | 678 |
| MILK COWS | 1,700 |
| NAME CD | Shefford |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 61 |
| OC P | 255 |
| OC TOT | 318 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 687 |
| OTHERS | 283 |
| SHEEP | 827 |
| SHEEP KS | 654 |
| SILOS | 75 |
| SUP AM | 14,667 |
| SUP FOR | 8,149 |
| SUP JV | 170 |
| SUP PAT | 6,000 |
| SUP SC | 8,497 |
| SUP TOT | 22,816 |
| SWINE | 789 |
| SWINE KS | 493 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 342 |
| TUR AC | 27 |
| TUR BU | 2,842 |
| TURKEY | 25 |
| WID FEM | 43 |
| WID MALE | 30 |
| WID TOT | 73 |
| WORKING OX | 51 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC188011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC087008— 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. Prudentienne, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-prudentienne-qc188011-1891/.