Ste. Thérèse, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Thérèse was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,483. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.659°N, 73.855°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Thérèse had a population of 1,483: 779 male and 704 female residents. Population density was 29.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,899 |
| 1861 | 1,864 |
| 1871 | 1,768 |
| 1881 | 1,564 |
| 1891 | 1,483 |
| 1901 | 1,543 |
| 1911 | 1,703 |
| 1921 | 2,049 |
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. Thérèse shared boundaries with:
- St. Augustin
- St. Eustache
- St. Janvier
- St. Louis de Terrebonne
- Ste. Anne des Plaines
- Ste. Monique
- Ste. Thérèse, Village
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 172 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.70 |
| FAM NO | 259 |
| Number of families | 259 |
| Number of females | 704 |
| Number of males | 779 |
| Number of married females | 234 |
| Number of married males | 234 |
| Number of married persons | 468 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 46 |
| POP F | 704 |
| POP M | 779 |
| POP TOT | 1,483 |
| Total population | 1,483 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 446 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 523 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 969 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,386 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 97 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are vessels and shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses | 254 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 21 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 55 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 178 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 10 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 234 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 19 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 68 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 81 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 31 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 258 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 36 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 313 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 75 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 5,307 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,803 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 10,633 |
| Acres of hay crops | 3,271 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 16,015 |
| Acres of land in farms | 26,818 |
| Acres of oats | 3,931 |
| Acres of potatoes | 519 |
| Acres of turnips | 47 |
| Acres of wheat | 421 |
| BAR AC | 313 |
| BAR BU | 5,271 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5,271 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 67 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,918 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 112 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 766 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 36,710 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 3,580 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 51,402 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,836 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 18,482 |
| BWT BU | 3,918 |
| CRN BU | 766 |
| HAY AC | 3,271 |
| HAY TONS | 3,652 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 286 |
| Number of chickens | 3,669 |
| Number of ducks | 24 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 227 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 21 |
| Number of geese | 60 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 204 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 599 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,225 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 250 |
| Number of other cattle | 679 |
| Number of other fowl | 278 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 85 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 59 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 30 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 53 |
| Number of sheep | 722 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 349 |
| Number of swine | 730 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 880 |
| Number of turkeys | 249 |
| OAT AC | 3,931 |
| OAT BU | 36,710 |
| PEA BU | 3,580 |
| POT AC | 519 |
| POT BU | 51,402 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 904 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,071 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 30,433 |
| RYE BU | 32 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,652 |
| WHT AC | 421 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,836 |
Other recorded variables (69 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 85 |
| A 11 50 | 23 |
| A 201 PL | 30 |
| A 51 100 | 59 |
| BEN BU | 67 |
| BUTTER LB | 30,433 |
| CATTLE KS | 286 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 446 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 523 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 969 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 904 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 204 |
| DUCKS | 24 |
| FAMILIES | 259 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,071 |
| FRN CA | 1,386 |
| GEESE | 60 |
| GRA BU | 112 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,669 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 599 |
| HOUSES | 254 |
| HOUSES B | 21 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 31 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 81 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 10 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 234 |
| HOUSES S | 55 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 16 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 1 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 68 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 44 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 19 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 36 |
| HOUSES W | 178 |
| INF 11 A | 53 |
| MD FEM | 234 |
| MD MALE | 234 |
| MD TOT | 468 |
| MILK COWS | 1,225 |
| NAME CD | Terrebonne |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 21 |
| OC P | 227 |
| OC TOT | 250 |
| OTHER FOWL | 278 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 679 |
| OTHERS | 97 |
| SHEEP | 722 |
| SHEEP KS | 349 |
| SUP AM | 16,015 |
| SUP FOR | 10,803 |
| SUP JV | 75 |
| SUP PAT | 5,307 |
| SUP SC | 10,633 |
| SUP TOT | 26,818 |
| SWINE | 730 |
| SWINE KS | 880 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 258 |
| TUR AC | 47 |
| TUR BU | 18,482 |
| TURKEY | 249 |
| VESS AND SHAN | 4 |
| WID FEM | 24 |
| WID MALE | 22 |
| WID TOT | 46 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC193016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC096016— 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. Thérèse, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-th-r-se-qc193016-1891/.