Ste. Thérèse, Village, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Thérèse, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,662. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.638°N, 73.841°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Thérèse, Village had a population of 1,662: 821 male and 841 female residents. Population density was 3123.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,129 |
| 1861 | 1,125 |
| 1871 | 914 |
| 1881 | 1,314 |
| 1891 | 1,662 |
| 1901 | 1,541 |
| 1911 | 2,120 |
| 1921 | 3,043 |
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, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 170 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.20 |
| FAM NO | 317 |
| Number of families | 317 |
| Number of females | 841 |
| Number of males | 821 |
| Number of married females | 280 |
| Number of married males | 283 |
| Number of married persons | 563 |
| Number of widowed females | 61 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| Number of widowed persons | 93 |
| POP F | 841 |
| POP M | 821 |
| POP TOT | 1,662 |
| Total population | 1,662 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 500 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 506 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,006 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,592 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 70 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 317 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 50 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 20 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 247 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 1 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 266 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 40 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 37 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 8 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 96 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 53 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 97 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 317 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 91 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 152 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 585 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,720 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,146 |
| Acres of hay crops | 699 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 2,883 |
| Acres of land in farms | 4,603 |
| Acres of oats | 636 |
| Acres of potatoes | 184 |
| Acres of turnips | 48 |
| Acres of wheat | 61 |
| BAR AC | 91 |
| BAR BU | 1,511 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,511 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 566 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 196 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,862 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 938 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,497 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 201 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 476 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 8,763 |
| BWT BU | 566 |
| CRN BU | 196 |
| HAY AC | 699 |
| HAY TONS | 879 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 26 |
| Number of chickens | 1,199 |
| Number of ducks | 41 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 221 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 106 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 22 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 156 |
| Number of milk cows | 238 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 327 |
| Number of other cattle | 66 |
| Number of other fowl | 25 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 26 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 279 |
| Number of sheep | 26 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 6 |
| Number of swine | 129 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 183 |
| Number of turkeys | 5 |
| OAT AC | 636 |
| OAT BU | 8,862 |
| PEA BU | 938 |
| POT AC | 184 |
| POT BU | 12,497 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 200 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 25 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 82 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 11,470 |
| RYE BU | 201 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 879 |
| WHT AC | 61 |
| WHT SP BU | 476 |
Other recorded variables (68 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 10 |
| A 11 50 | 26 |
| A 201 PL | 2 |
| A 51 100 | 10 |
| BEN BU | 13 |
| BUTTER LB | 11,470 |
| CATTLE KS | 26 |
| CHEESE LB | 200 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 500 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 506 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,006 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 25 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 22 |
| DUCKS | 41 |
| FAMILIES | 317 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.20 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 82 |
| FRN CA | 1,592 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,199 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 156 |
| HOUSES | 317 |
| HOUSES B | 50 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 53 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 96 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 1 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 266 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES S | 20 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 97 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 8 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 37 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 8 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 11 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 40 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 18 |
| HOUSES W | 247 |
| INF 11 A | 279 |
| MD FEM | 280 |
| MD MALE | 283 |
| MD TOT | 563 |
| MILK COWS | 238 |
| NAME CD | Terrebonne |
| OC F | 106 |
| OC P | 221 |
| OC TOT | 327 |
| OTHER FOWL | 25 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 66 |
| OTHERS | 70 |
| SHEEP | 26 |
| SHEEP KS | 6 |
| SUP AM | 2,883 |
| SUP FOR | 1,720 |
| SUP JV | 152 |
| SUP PAT | 585 |
| SUP SC | 2,146 |
| SUP TOT | 4,603 |
| SWINE | 129 |
| SWINE KS | 183 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 317 |
| TUR AC | 48 |
| TUR BU | 8,763 |
| TURKEY | 5 |
| WID FEM | 61 |
| WID MALE | 32 |
| WID TOT | 93 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC193017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC096020— 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, Village, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-th-r-se-village-qc193017-1891/.