Ste. Scholastique, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Scholastique, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 838. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112913108. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.651°N, 74.092°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Scholastique, Village had a population of 838: 398 male and 440 female residents. Population density was 2290.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 766 |
| 1871 | 707 |
| 1881 | 790 |
| 1891 | 838 |
| 1901 | 865 |
| 1911 | 757 |
| 1921 | 840 |
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, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 165 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.10 |
| FAM NO | 163 |
| Number of families | 163 |
| Number of females | 440 |
| Number of males | 398 |
| Number of married females | 148 |
| Number of married males | 149 |
| Number of married persons | 297 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 32 |
| POP F | 440 |
| POP M | 398 |
| POP TOT | 838 |
| Total population | 838 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 267 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 242 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 509 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 822 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 16 |
Buildings & housing (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 160 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 13 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 7 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 140 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 120 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 10 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 37 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 61 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 7 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 160 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 32 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 57 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 433 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 311 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 869 |
| Acres of hay crops | 309 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,359 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,670 |
| Acres of oats | 245 |
| Acres of potatoes | 40 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 22 |
| BAR AC | 32 |
| BAR BU | 688 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 688 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 395 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 67 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,072 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 294 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,674 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 320 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 252 |
| BWT BU | 395 |
| CRN BU | 67 |
| HAY AC | 309 |
| HAY TONS | 338 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 21 |
| Number of chickens | 942 |
| Number of ducks | 5 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 116 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 42 |
| Number of geese | 4 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 27 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 107 |
| Number of milk cows | 146 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 160 |
| Number of other cattle | 43 |
| Number of other fowl | 114 |
| Number of oxen | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 6 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 7 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 145 |
| Number of sheep | 13 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 23 |
| Number of swine | 89 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 149 |
| Number of turkeys | 28 |
| OAT AC | 245 |
| OAT BU | 5,072 |
| PEA BU | 294 |
| POT AC | 40 |
| POT BU | 4,674 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 84 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 12,770 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 338 |
| WHT AC | 22 |
| WHT SP BU | 320 |
Other recorded variables (66 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 6 |
| A 11 50 | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 7 |
| BEN BU | 16 |
| BUTTER LB | 12,770 |
| CATTLE KS | 21 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 267 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 242 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 509 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 84 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 27 |
| DUCKS | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 163 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.10 |
| FRN CA | 822 |
| GEESE | 4 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 942 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 107 |
| HOUSES | 160 |
| HOUSES B | 13 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 10 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 26 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 120 |
| HOUSES S | 7 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 61 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 7 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 22 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 16 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 37 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 8 |
| HOUSES W | 140 |
| INF 11 A | 145 |
| MD FEM | 148 |
| MD MALE | 149 |
| MD TOT | 297 |
| MILK COWS | 146 |
| NAME CD | Deux-Montagnes |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 42 |
| OC P | 116 |
| OC TOT | 160 |
| OTHER FOWL | 114 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 43 |
| OTHERS | 16 |
| SHEEP | 13 |
| SHEEP KS | 23 |
| SUP AM | 1,359 |
| SUP FOR | 311 |
| SUP PAT | 433 |
| SUP SC | 869 |
| SUP TOT | 1,670 |
| SWINE | 89 |
| SWINE KS | 149 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 160 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 252 |
| TURKEY | 28 |
| WID FEM | 25 |
| WID MALE | 7 |
| WID TOT | 32 |
| WORKING OX | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC151013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052015— 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, Village, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-scholastique-village-qc151013-1891/.