Ste. Rose, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Rose was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,498. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.607°N, 73.777°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Rose had a population of 1,498: 728 male and 770 female residents. Population density was 57.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,816 |
| 1881 | 1,674 |
| 1891 | 1,498 |
| 1901 | 1,369 |
| 1911 | 1,284 |
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 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.90 |
| FAM NO | 254 |
| Number of families | 254 |
| Number of females | 770 |
| Number of males | 728 |
| Number of married females | 222 |
| Number of married males | 217 |
| Number of married persons | 439 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 31 |
| Number of widowed persons | 63 |
| POP F | 770 |
| POP M | 728 |
| POP TOT | 1,498 |
| Total population | 1,498 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 516 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 480 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 996 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,471 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 27 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 253 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 5 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 73 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 175 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 5 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 247 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 27 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 5 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 62 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 76 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 46 |
| Number of occupied houses | 253 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 225 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 70 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 4,389 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 3,509 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 10,578 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,021 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 15,037 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,546 |
| Acres of oats | 3,932 |
| Acres of potatoes | 659 |
| Acres of turnips | 6 |
| Acres of wheat | 306 |
| BAR AC | 225 |
| BAR BU | 4,126 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,126 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 169 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10,057 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 59 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,913 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 46,958 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,861 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 78,873 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,844 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,367 |
| BWT BU | 10,057 |
| CRN BU | 1,913 |
| HAY AC | 3,021 |
| HAY TONS | 4,119 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 205 |
| Number of chickens | 6,131 |
| Number of ducks | 95 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 210 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 38 |
| Number of geese | 148 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 197 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 602 |
| Number of milk cows | 992 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 248 |
| Number of other cattle | 535 |
| Number of other fowl | 120 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 64 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 29 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 94 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 54 |
| Number of sheep | 488 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 282 |
| Number of swine | 584 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 920 |
| Number of turkeys | 434 |
| OAT AC | 3,932 |
| OAT BU | 46,958 |
| PEA BU | 2,861 |
| POT AC | 659 |
| POT BU | 78,873 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 16 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,786 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 39,737 |
| RYE BU | 25 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,119 |
| WHT AC | 306 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,844 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 64 |
| A 11 50 | 29 |
| A 201 PL | 7 |
| A 51 100 | 94 |
| BEN BU | 169 |
| BUTTER LB | 39,737 |
| CATTLE KS | 205 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 516 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 480 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 996 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 16 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 197 |
| DUCKS | 95 |
| FAMILIES | 254 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,786 |
| FRN CA | 1,471 |
| GEESE | 148 |
| GRA BU | 59 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 6,131 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 602 |
| HOUSES | 253 |
| HOUSES B | 5 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 37 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 76 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 5 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 247 |
| HOUSES S | 73 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 46 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 62 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 27 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 5 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 28 |
| HOUSES W | 175 |
| INF 11 A | 54 |
| MD FEM | 222 |
| MD MALE | 217 |
| MD TOT | 439 |
| MILK COWS | 992 |
| NAME CD | Laval |
| OC F | 38 |
| OC P | 210 |
| OC TOT | 248 |
| OTHER FOWL | 120 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 535 |
| OTHERS | 27 |
| SHEEP | 488 |
| SHEEP KS | 282 |
| SUP AM | 15,037 |
| SUP FOR | 3,509 |
| SUP JV | 70 |
| SUP PAT | 4,389 |
| SUP SC | 10,578 |
| SUP TOT | 18,546 |
| SWINE | 584 |
| SWINE KS | 920 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 253 |
| TUR AC | 6 |
| TUR BU | 2,367 |
| TURKEY | 434 |
| WID FEM | 32 |
| WID MALE | 31 |
| WID TOT | 63 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC163004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC168009— 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, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-rose-qc163004-1891/.