Ste. Scholastique, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Scholastique was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,770. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.648°N, 74.105°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Scholastique had a population of 1,770: 929 male and 841 female residents. Population density was 52.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,204 |
| 1871 | 2,811 |
| 1881 | 1,967 |
| 1891 | 1,770 |
| 1901 | 1,551 |
| 1911 | 1,471 |
| 1921 | 1,374 |
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. Scholastique shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 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 | 300 |
| Number of families | 300 |
| Number of females | 841 |
| Number of males | 929 |
| Number of married females | 268 |
| Number of married males | 269 |
| Number of married persons | 537 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 53 |
| POP F | 841 |
| POP M | 929 |
| POP TOT | 1,770 |
| Total population | 1,770 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 545 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 635 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,180 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,700 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 70 |
Buildings & housing (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 292 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 19 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 273 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 273 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 42 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 18 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 78 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 73 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 44 |
| Number of occupied houses | 292 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 235 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 102 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 7,536 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 6,099 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 11,864 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,471 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 19,502 |
| Acres of land in farms | 25,601 |
| Acres of oats | 5,523 |
| Acres of potatoes | 485 |
| Acres of turnips | 4 |
| Acres of wheat | 444 |
| BAR AC | 235 |
| BAR BU | 4,931 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,931 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 887 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,122 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 311 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 397 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 90,750 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,858 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 58,700 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,753 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 720 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 53 |
| BWT BU | 4,122 |
| Capacity of silos (tons) | 5 |
| CRN BU | 397 |
| HAY AC | 4,471 |
| HAY TONS | 6,272 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 422 |
| Number of chickens | 8,892 |
| Number of ducks | 53 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 287 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 30 |
| Number of geese | 219 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 304 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 684 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,442 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 317 |
| Number of other cattle | 765 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 82 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 16 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 80 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 24 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 115 |
| Number of sheep | 823 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 514 |
| Number of swine | 966 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 1,018 |
| Number of turkeys | 414 |
| OAT AC | 5,523 |
| OAT BU | 90,750 |
| PEA BU | 2,858 |
| POT AC | 485 |
| POT BU | 58,700 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,544 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 64,690 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,272 |
| WHT AC | 444 |
| WHT FALL BU | 53 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,753 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 82 |
| A 11 50 | 16 |
| A 201 PL | 24 |
| A 51 100 | 80 |
| BEN BU | 887 |
| BUTTER LB | 64,690 |
| CATTLE KS | 422 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 545 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 635 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,180 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,544 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 304 |
| DUCKS | 53 |
| FAMILIES | 300 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.90 |
| FRN CA | 1,700 |
| GEESE | 219 |
| GRA BU | 311 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 8,892 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 684 |
| HOUSES | 292 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 53 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 73 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 273 |
| HOUSES S | 19 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 44 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 78 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 42 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 18 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 9 |
| HOUSES W | 273 |
| INF 11 A | 115 |
| MD FEM | 268 |
| MD MALE | 269 |
| MD TOT | 537 |
| MILK COWS | 1,442 |
| NAME CD | Deux-Montagnes |
| OC F | 30 |
| OC P | 287 |
| OC TOT | 317 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 765 |
| OTHERS | 70 |
| SHEEP | 823 |
| SHEEP KS | 514 |
| SILOS | 5 |
| SUP AM | 19,502 |
| SUP FOR | 6,099 |
| SUP JV | 102 |
| SUP PAT | 7,536 |
| SUP SC | 11,864 |
| SUP TOT | 25,601 |
| SWINE | 966 |
| SWINE KS | 1,018 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 292 |
| TUR AC | 4 |
| TUR BU | 720 |
| TURKEY | 414 |
| WID FEM | 28 |
| WID MALE | 25 |
| WID TOT | 53 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC151012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052011— 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. Scholastique, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-scholastique-qc151012-1891/.