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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q112913106. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,674 |
| 1891 | 1,498 |
| 1901 | 1,369 |
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 80 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,498 total population, 770 females, 728 males, 439 married persons, 254 families, 222 married females, 217 married males, 63 widowed persons, 32 widowed females, 31 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 996 single persons under 18, 516 single females under 18, 480 single males under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,471 French Canadians, 27 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 253 houses, 253 occupied houses, 247 houses of 1 story, 175 houses built of wood, 76 houses of 4 rooms, 73 houses built of stone, 62 houses of 3 rooms, 46 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 37 houses of 5 rooms, 28 uninhabited houses, 27 houses of 2 rooms, 5 houses built of brick, 5 houses of 1 room, 5 houses of 2 stories, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 78,873 bushels of potatoes, 46,958 bushels of oats, 39,737 pounds of homemade butter, 18,546 acres of land in farms, 15,037 acres of improved land in farms, 10,578 acres of farmland under crops, 10,057 bushels of buckwheat, 6,131 chickens, 4,389 acres of farmland in pasture, 4,126 bushels of barley, 4,119 tons of hay, 3,932 acres of oats, 3,509 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 3,021 acres of hay crops, 2,861 bushels of peas, 2,844 bushels of spring wheat, 2,786 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 2,367 bushels of turnips, 1,913 bushels of corn, 992 milk cows, 920 swine slaughtered or sold, 659 acres of potatoes, 602 horses aged over 3 years, 584 swine, 535 other cattle, 488 sheep, 434 turkeys, 306 acres of wheat, 282 sheep slaughtered or sold, 248 occupants of farms, 225 acres of barley, 210 farm occupants who own their land, 205 cattle killed or sold, 197 horses aged 3 years and under, 169 bushels of beans, 148 geese, 120 other fowl, 95 ducks, 94 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 70 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 64 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 59 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 54 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 38 farm occupants who rent their land, 29 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 25 bushels of rye, 16 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 7 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 6 acres of turnips. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC163004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC163012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112913106
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/.