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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 615 |
| 1891 | 1,101 |
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 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,101 total population, 561 males, 540 females, 365 married persons, 195 families, 184 married males, 181 married females, 16 widowed persons, 8 widowed females, 8 widowed males, 5.60 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 720 single persons under 18, 369 single males under 18, 351 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,100 French Canadians, 1 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 176 houses, 176 houses built of wood, 176 occupied houses, 175 houses of 1 story, 52 houses of 3 rooms, 49 houses of 2 rooms, 37 houses of 4 rooms, 19 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 11 houses of 5 rooms, 10 uninhabited houses, 8 houses of 1 room, 8 houses under construction, 1 houses of 2 stories. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 22,785 pounds of homemade butter, 17,716 acres of land in farms, 15,623 bushels of oats, 13,648 bushels of potatoes, 12,624 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,092 acres of improved land in farms, 4,384 bushels of turnips, 3,429 acres of farmland under crops, 3,040 bushels of buckwheat, 2,970 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 1,627 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,535 bushels of peas, 1,319 tons of hay, 1,257 acres of hay crops, 1,229 chickens, 1,072 acres of oats, 1,071 bushels of barley, 1,037 sheep, 904 bushels of spring wheat, 698 bushels of rye, 353 milk cows, 343 sheep slaughtered or sold, 271 other cattle, 249 swine, 239 swine slaughtered or sold, 170 occupants of farms, 161 horses aged over 3 years, 148 farm occupants who own their land, 135 acres of wheat, 99 acres of potatoes, 87 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 82 acres of barley, 75 bushels of corn, 70 cattle killed or sold, 48 bushels of winter wheat, 48 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 40 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 39 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 38 acres of turnips, 38 horses aged 3 years and under, 36 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 36 oxen, 29 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 20 farm occupants who rent their land, 13 geese, 11 bushels of beans, 10 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 4 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 2 employees on farms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC146016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC146016— 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/.