Ste. Thècle, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Thècle was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,101. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112913114. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.846°N, 72.576°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Thècle had a population of 1,101: 561 male and 540 female residents. Population density was 13.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 615 |
| 1891 | 1,101 |
| 1901 | 1,658 |
| 1911 | 2,492 |
| 1921 | 1,705 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Ste. Thècle, 1901 (92.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, Ste. Thècle shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.60 |
| FAM NO | 195 |
| Number of families | 195 |
| Number of females | 540 |
| Number of males | 561 |
| Number of married females | 181 |
| Number of married males | 184 |
| Number of married persons | 365 |
| Number of widowed females | 8 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 16 |
| POP F | 540 |
| POP M | 561 |
| POP TOT | 1,101 |
| Total population | 1,101 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 351 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 369 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 720 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,100 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 176 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 176 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 8 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 175 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 49 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 19 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of occupied houses | 176 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 82 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 36 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 1,627 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 12,624 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,429 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,257 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,092 |
| Acres of land in farms | 17,716 |
| Acres of oats | 1,072 |
| Acres of potatoes | 99 |
| Acres of turnips | 38 |
| Acres of wheat | 135 |
| BAR AC | 82 |
| BAR BU | 1,071 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,071 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,040 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 75 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 15,623 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 1,535 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,648 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 698 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 904 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,384 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 48 |
| BWT BU | 3,040 |
| CRN BU | 75 |
| HAY AC | 1,257 |
| HAY TONS | 1,319 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 70 |
| Number of chickens | 1,229 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 148 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 20 |
| Number of geese | 13 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 38 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 161 |
| Number of milk cows | 353 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 170 |
| Number of other cattle | 271 |
| Number of oxen | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 40 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 4 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 87 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 29 |
| Number of sheep | 1,037 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 343 |
| Number of swine | 249 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 239 |
| OAT AC | 1,072 |
| OAT BU | 15,623 |
| PEA BU | 1,535 |
| POT AC | 99 |
| POT BU | 13,648 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,970 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 48 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 22,785 |
| RYE BU | 698 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,319 |
| WHT AC | 135 |
| WHT FALL BU | 48 |
| WHT SP BU | 904 |
Other recorded variables (61 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 40 |
| A 11 50 | 4 |
| A 201 PL | 10 |
| A 51 100 | 87 |
| BEN BU | 11 |
| BUTTER LB | 22,785 |
| CATTLE KS | 70 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 351 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 369 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 720 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,970 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 38 |
| FAMILIES | 195 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.60 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 48 |
| FRN CA | 1,100 |
| GEESE | 13 |
| GRA BU | 39 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,229 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 161 |
| HOUSES | 176 |
| HOUSES CON | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 37 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 8 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 175 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 19 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 52 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 49 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 10 |
| HOUSES W | 176 |
| INF 11 A | 29 |
| MD FEM | 181 |
| MD MALE | 184 |
| MD TOT | 365 |
| MILK COWS | 353 |
| NAME CD | Champlain |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 20 |
| OC P | 148 |
| OC TOT | 170 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 271 |
| OTHERS | 1 |
| SHEEP | 1,037 |
| SHEEP KS | 343 |
| SUP AM | 5,092 |
| SUP FOR | 12,624 |
| SUP JV | 361 |
| SUP PAT | 1,627 |
| SUP SC | 3,429 |
| SUP TOT | 17,716 |
| SWINE | 249 |
| SWINE KS | 239 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 176 |
| TUR AC | 38 |
| TUR BU | 4,384 |
| WID FEM | 8 |
| WID MALE | 8 |
| WID TOT | 16 |
| WORKING OX | 36 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC146016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC047021— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112913114
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. Thècle, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-th-cle-qc146016-1891/.