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 |
|---|---|
| 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 75 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,339 total population, 675 females, 664 males, 442 married persons, 255 families, 221 married females, 221 married males, 41 widowed persons, 24 widowed females, 17 widowed males, 5.30 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 856 single persons under 18, 430 single females under 18, 426 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,335 French Canadians, 4 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 247 houses, 247 occupied houses, 235 houses built of wood, 168 houses of 1 story, 79 houses of 2 stories, 45 houses of 2 rooms, 14 houses of 1 room, 6 houses built of brick, 6 houses built of stone. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 36,131 pounds of homemade butter, 26,025 bushels of oats, 16,210 acres of land in farms, 13,206 acres of improved land in farms, 12,384 bushels of potatoes, 10,056 acres of farmland under crops, 7,257 acres of hay crops, 5,021 chickens, 4,565 tons of hay, 3,916 bushels of barley, 3,444 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,087 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,004 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,873 bushels of corn, 2,302 bushels of spring wheat, 2,266 bushels of peas, 2,242 acres of oats, 1,577 bushels of turnips, 1,377 bushels of buckwheat, 1,243 sheep, 858 swine, 766 milk cows, 704 sheep slaughtered or sold, 616 other cattle, 491 swine slaughtered or sold, 440 horses aged over 3 years, 416 other fowl, 393 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 302 turkeys, 285 acres of barley, 272 cattle killed or sold, 271 acres of wheat, 238 geese, 230 occupants of farms, 191 horses aged 3 years and under, 186 farm occupants who own their land, 138 bushels of beans, 126 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 111 acres of potatoes, 75 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 65 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 63 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 56 ducks, 56 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 44 farm occupants who rent their land, 35 bushels of rye, 24 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 oxen, 5 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC138010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC039010_1861— 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/.