Ste. Rosalie, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Rosalie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,339. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112913101. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.651°N, 72.879°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Rosalie had a population of 1,339: 664 male and 675 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,901 |
| 1861 | 2,064 |
| 1871 | 1,591 |
| 1881 | 1,477 |
| 1891 | 1,339 |
| 1901 | 1,115 |
| 1911 | 1,138 |
| 1921 | 1,262 |
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. Rosalie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 152 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.30 |
| FAM NO | 255 |
| Number of families | 255 |
| Number of females | 675 |
| Number of males | 664 |
| Number of married females | 221 |
| Number of married males | 221 |
| Number of married persons | 442 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 41 |
| POP F | 675 |
| POP M | 664 |
| POP TOT | 1,339 |
| Total population | 1,339 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 430 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 426 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 856 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,335 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 4 |
Buildings & housing (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 247 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 6 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 6 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 235 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 14 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 168 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 45 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 79 |
| Number of occupied houses | 247 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 285 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 63 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,087 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,004 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 10,056 |
| Acres of hay crops | 7,257 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 13,206 |
| Acres of land in farms | 16,210 |
| Acres of oats | 2,242 |
| Acres of potatoes | 111 |
| Acres of turnips | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 271 |
| BAR AC | 285 |
| BAR BU | 3,916 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,916 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 138 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,377 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 126 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,873 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 26,025 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,266 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,384 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,302 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,577 |
| BWT BU | 1,377 |
| CRN BU | 2,873 |
| HAY AC | 7,257 |
| HAY TONS | 4,565 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 272 |
| Number of chickens | 5,021 |
| Number of ducks | 56 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 186 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 44 |
| Number of geese | 238 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 191 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 440 |
| Number of milk cows | 766 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 230 |
| Number of other cattle | 616 |
| Number of other fowl | 416 |
| Number of oxen | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 56 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 75 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 65 |
| Number of sheep | 1,243 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 704 |
| Number of swine | 858 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 491 |
| Number of turkeys | 302 |
| OAT AC | 2,242 |
| OAT BU | 26,025 |
| PEA BU | 2,266 |
| POT AC | 111 |
| POT BU | 12,384 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,444 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 393 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 36,131 |
| RYE BU | 35 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,565 |
| WHT AC | 271 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,302 |
Other recorded variables (59 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 56 |
| A 11 50 | 24 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 75 |
| BEN BU | 138 |
| BUTTER LB | 36,131 |
| CATTLE KS | 272 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 430 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 426 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 856 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 3,444 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 191 |
| DUCKS | 56 |
| FAMILIES | 255 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 393 |
| FRN CA | 1,335 |
| GEESE | 238 |
| GRA BU | 126 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,021 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 440 |
| HOUSES | 247 |
| HOUSES B | 6 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 168 |
| HOUSES S | 6 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 45 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 79 |
| HOUSES W | 235 |
| INF 11 A | 65 |
| MD FEM | 221 |
| MD MALE | 221 |
| MD TOT | 442 |
| MILK COWS | 766 |
| NAME CD | Bagot |
| OC F | 44 |
| OC P | 186 |
| OC TOT | 230 |
| OTHER FOWL | 416 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 616 |
| OTHERS | 4 |
| SHEEP | 1,243 |
| SHEEP KS | 704 |
| SUP AM | 13,206 |
| SUP FOR | 3,004 |
| SUP JV | 63 |
| SUP PAT | 3,087 |
| SUP SC | 10,056 |
| SUP TOT | 16,210 |
| SWINE | 858 |
| SWINE KS | 491 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 247 |
| TUR AC | 5 |
| TUR BU | 1,577 |
| TURKEY | 302 |
| WID FEM | 24 |
| WID MALE | 17 |
| WID TOT | 41 |
| WORKING OX | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC138010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC039010_1851— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112913101
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. Rosalie, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-rosalie-qc138010-1891/.