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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464408. 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 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 68 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 306 total population, 167 males, 139 females, 96 married persons, 58 families, 48 married females, 48 married males, 6 widowed persons, 5.30 average size of families, 3 widowed females, 3 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 204 single persons under 18, 116 single males under 18, 88 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 306 French Canadians. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 49 houses, 49 houses built of wood, 49 houses of 1 story, 49 occupied houses, 31 houses of 1 room, 8 houses of 2 rooms, 8 houses of 3 rooms, 5 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction, 1 houses of 4 rooms, 1 houses of 6 to 10 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 8,876 acres of land in farms, 8,840 pounds of homemade butter, 6,862 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 2,075 bushels of potatoes, 2,014 acres of improved land in farms, 1,466 acres of farmland under crops, 1,386 bushels of oats, 850 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 846 acres of hay crops, 778 bushels of buckwheat, 749 bushels of barley, 533 acres of farmland in pasture, 480 tons of hay, 311 sheep, 293 chickens, 149 acres of oats, 123 bushels of turnips, 102 milk cows, 89 sheep slaughtered or sold, 79 acres of barley, 76 bushels of rye, 71 other cattle, 67 swine slaughtered or sold, 59 farm occupants who own their land, 59 occupants of farms, 49 cattle killed or sold, 45 horses aged over 3 years, 43 oxen, 43 swine, 32 bushels of peas, 25 acres of potatoes, 25 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 23 bushels of spring wheat, 19 horses aged 3 years and under, 19 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 15 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 13 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 9 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 4 acres of wheat, 2 acres of turnips, 1 bushels of beans. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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: Q3464408
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Rose-de-Watford
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Rose-de-Watford
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/.