Ste. Rose de Watford, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Rose de Watford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 306. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.299°N, 70.430°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Rose de Watford had a population of 306: 167 male and 139 female residents. Population density was 6.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 306 |
| 1901 | 581 |
| 1911 | 943 |
| 1921 | 1,150 |
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 Watford, Metgermette, 1881 (20.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Ste. Rose de Watford, 1901 (58.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ste. Rose de Watford shared boundaries with:
- St. Odilon de Cranbourne
- St. Prosper (Watford W.-O.)
- St. Zacharie de Metgermette
- Ste. Germaine d'Etchemin
- Ste. Justine
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 139 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 | 58 |
| Number of families | 58 |
| Number of females | 139 |
| Number of males | 167 |
| Number of married females | 48 |
| Number of married males | 48 |
| Number of married persons | 96 |
| Number of widowed females | 3 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 6 |
| POP F | 139 |
| POP M | 167 |
| POP TOT | 306 |
| Total population | 306 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 88 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 116 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 204 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 306 |
Buildings & housing (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 49 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 49 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 31 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 49 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 49 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (55 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 79 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 15 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 533 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,862 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 1,466 |
| Acres of hay crops | 846 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,014 |
| Acres of land in farms | 8,876 |
| Acres of oats | 149 |
| Acres of potatoes | 25 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 4 |
| BAR AC | 79 |
| BAR BU | 749 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 749 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 778 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,386 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,075 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 76 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 123 |
| BWT BU | 778 |
| HAY AC | 846 |
| HAY TONS | 480 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 49 |
| Number of chickens | 293 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 59 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 19 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 45 |
| Number of milk cows | 102 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 59 |
| Number of other cattle | 71 |
| Number of oxen | 43 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 19 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 9 |
| Number of sheep | 311 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 89 |
| Number of swine | 43 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 67 |
| OAT AC | 149 |
| OAT BU | 1,386 |
| PEA BU | 32 |
| POT AC | 25 |
| POT BU | 2,075 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 850 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 8,840 |
| RYE BU | 76 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 480 |
| WHT AC | 4 |
| WHT SP BU | 23 |
Other recorded variables (54 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 19 |
| A 11 50 | 6 |
| A 201 PL | 9 |
| A 51 100 | 25 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 8,840 |
| CATTLE KS | 49 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 88 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 116 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 204 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 850 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 19 |
| FAMILIES | 58 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.30 |
| FRN CA | 306 |
| GRA BU | 13 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 293 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 45 |
| HOUSES | 49 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 31 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 49 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 8 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 5 |
| HOUSES W | 49 |
| MD FEM | 48 |
| MD MALE | 48 |
| MD TOT | 96 |
| MILK COWS | 102 |
| NAME CD | Dorchester |
| OC P | 59 |
| OC TOT | 59 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 71 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 311 |
| SHEEP KS | 89 |
| SUP AM | 2,014 |
| SUP FOR | 6,862 |
| SUP JV | 15 |
| SUP PAT | 533 |
| SUP SC | 1,466 |
| SUP TOT | 8,876 |
| SWINE | 43 |
| SWINE KS | 67 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 49 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 123 |
| WID FEM | 3 |
| WID MALE | 3 |
| WID TOT | 6 |
| WORKING OX | 43 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC152014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC053020— 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. Rose de Watford, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-rose-de-watford-qc152014-1891/.