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 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 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 800 total population, 427 males, 373 females, 246 married persons, 128 families, 123 married females, 123 married males, 9 widowed persons, 6.30 average size of families, 5 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 545 single persons under 18, 300 single males under 18, 245 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 790 French Canadians, 10 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 107 houses, 107 houses built of wood, 107 occupied houses, 105 houses of 1 story, 35 houses of 4 rooms, 32 houses of 3 rooms, 14 houses of 5 rooms, 12 houses of 2 rooms, 12 uninhabited houses, 11 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 5 houses under construction, 3 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 2 houses of 2 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 95,509 acres of land in farms, 89,794 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 12,820 pounds of homemade butter, 11,009 bushels of potatoes, 7,878 bushels of oats, 5,715 acres of improved land in farms, 4,579 bushels of buckwheat, 3,956 acres of farmland under crops, 2,161 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,736 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,423 acres of hay crops, 1,203 bushels of peas, 964 chickens, 918 bushels of spring wheat, 903 tons of hay, 694 sheep, 667 bushels of barley, 616 acres of oats, 383 bushels of rye, 283 bushels of turnips, 275 sheep slaughtered or sold, 258 swine slaughtered or sold, 257 swine, 245 milk cows, 193 other cattle, 146 horses aged over 3 years, 128 acres of wheat, 127 occupants of farms, 123 farm occupants who own their land, 117 acres of potatoes, 90 geese, 66 acres of barley, 58 cattle killed or sold, 49 oxen, 45 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 36 horses aged 3 years and under, 33 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 29 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 26 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 23 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 13 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 10 bushels of winter wheat, 10 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 9 turkeys, 4 ducks, 3 acres of turnips, 2 employees on farms, 2 farm occupants who rent their land, 1 bushels of beans. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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/.