Ste. Rose du Dégelé, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Rose du Dégelé was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 800. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q106815270. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.505°N, 68.626°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Rose du Dégelé had a population of 800: 427 male and 373 female residents. Population density was 11.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 672 |
| 1891 | 800 |
| 1901 | 963 |
| 1911 | 1,325 |
| 1921 | 1,962 |
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. Rose du Dégelé shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.30 |
| FAM NO | 128 |
| Number of families | 128 |
| Number of females | 373 |
| Number of males | 427 |
| Number of married females | 123 |
| Number of married males | 123 |
| Number of married persons | 246 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 9 |
| POP F | 373 |
| POP M | 427 |
| POP TOT | 800 |
| Total population | 800 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 245 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 300 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 545 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 790 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 10 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 107 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 107 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 105 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 32 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 35 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of occupied houses | 107 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 66 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 23 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,736 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 89,794 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,956 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,423 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,715 |
| Acres of land in farms | 95,509 |
| Acres of oats | 616 |
| Acres of potatoes | 117 |
| Acres of turnips | 3 |
| Acres of wheat | 128 |
| BAR AC | 66 |
| BAR BU | 667 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 667 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,579 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 29 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,878 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,203 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,009 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 383 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 918 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 283 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 10 |
| BWT BU | 4,579 |
| HAY AC | 1,423 |
| HAY TONS | 903 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 58 |
| Number of chickens | 964 |
| Number of ducks | 4 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 123 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 2 |
| Number of geese | 90 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 36 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 146 |
| Number of milk cows | 245 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 127 |
| Number of other cattle | 193 |
| Number of oxen | 49 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 33 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 13 |
| Number of sheep | 694 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 275 |
| Number of swine | 257 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 258 |
| Number of turkeys | 9 |
| OAT AC | 616 |
| OAT BU | 7,878 |
| PEA BU | 1,203 |
| POT AC | 117 |
| POT BU | 11,009 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,161 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 12,820 |
| RYE BU | 383 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 903 |
| WHT AC | 128 |
| WHT FALL BU | 10 |
| WHT SP BU | 918 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 33 |
| A 11 50 | 10 |
| A 201 PL | 26 |
| A 51 100 | 45 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 12,820 |
| CATTLE KS | 58 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 245 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 300 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 545 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,161 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 36 |
| DUCKS | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 128 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.30 |
| FRN CA | 790 |
| GEESE | 90 |
| GRA BU | 29 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 964 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 146 |
| HOUSES | 107 |
| HOUSES CON | 5 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 35 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 105 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 11 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 32 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 12 |
| HOUSES W | 107 |
| INF 11 A | 13 |
| MD FEM | 123 |
| MD MALE | 123 |
| MD TOT | 246 |
| MILK COWS | 245 |
| NAME CD | Témiscouata |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 2 |
| OC P | 123 |
| OC TOT | 127 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 193 |
| OTHERS | 10 |
| SHEEP | 694 |
| SHEEP KS | 275 |
| SUP AM | 5,715 |
| SUP FOR | 89,794 |
| SUP JV | 23 |
| SUP PAT | 1,736 |
| SUP SC | 3,956 |
| SUP TOT | 95,509 |
| SWINE | 257 |
| SWINE KS | 258 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 107 |
| TUR AC | 3 |
| TUR BU | 283 |
| TURKEY | 9 |
| WID FEM | 5 |
| WID MALE | 4 |
| WID TOT | 9 |
| WORKING OX | 49 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC192023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC095026— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q106815270
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 du Dégelé, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-rose-du-d-gel-qc192023-1891/.