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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q112913108. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,770 total population, 929 males, 841 females, 537 married persons, 300 families, 269 married males, 268 married females, 53 widowed persons, 28 widowed females, 25 widowed males, 5.90 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,180 single persons under 18, 635 single males under 18, 545 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,700 French Canadians, 70 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 292 houses, 292 occupied houses, 273 houses built of wood, 273 houses of 1 story, 78 houses of 3 rooms, 73 houses of 4 rooms, 53 houses of 5 rooms, 44 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 42 houses of 2 rooms, 19 houses built of stone, 18 houses of 2 stories, 9 uninhabited houses, 2 houses of 1 room, 1 houses of 3 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 90,750 bushels of oats, 64,690 pounds of homemade butter, 58,700 bushels of potatoes, 25,601 acres of land in farms, 19,502 acres of improved land in farms, 11,864 acres of farmland under crops, 8,892 chickens, 7,536 acres of farmland in pasture, 6,272 tons of hay, 6,099 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,753 bushels of spring wheat, 5,523 acres of oats, 4,931 bushels of barley, 4,544 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 4,471 acres of hay crops, 4,122 bushels of buckwheat, 2,858 bushels of peas, 1,442 milk cows, 1,018 swine slaughtered or sold, 966 swine, 887 bushels of beans, 823 sheep, 765 other cattle, 720 bushels of turnips, 684 horses aged over 3 years, 514 sheep slaughtered or sold, 485 acres of potatoes, 444 acres of wheat, 422 cattle killed or sold, 414 turkeys, 397 bushels of corn, 317 occupants of farms, 311 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 304 horses aged 3 years and under, 287 farm occupants who own their land, 235 acres of barley, 219 geese, 115 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 102 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 82 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 80 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 53 bushels of winter wheat, 53 ducks, 30 farm occupants who rent their land, 24 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 16 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, Capacity of silos (tons): 5, 4 acres of turnips, 2 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC151012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052011_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112913108
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/.