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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q142087. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,314 |
| 1891 | 1,662 |
| 1901 | 1,541 |
| 1911 | 2,120 |
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 84 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,662 total population, 841 females, 821 males, 563 married persons, 317 families, 283 married males, 280 married females, 93 widowed persons, 61 widowed females, 32 widowed males, 5.20 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 1,006 single persons under 18, 506 single males under 18, 500 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,592 French Canadians, 70 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 317 houses, 317 occupied houses, 266 houses of 1 story, 247 houses built of wood, 97 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 96 houses of 4 rooms, 53 houses of 5 rooms, 50 houses built of brick, 40 houses of 2 stories, 37 houses of 3 rooms, 20 houses built of stone, 18 uninhabited houses, 14 houses of 11 to 15 rooms, 11 houses of 2 rooms, 8 houses of 3 stories, 8 houses of over 15 rooms, 3 houses of more than 3 stories, 2 houses under construction, 1 houses of 1 room. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 12,497 bushels of potatoes, 11,470 pounds of homemade butter, 8,862 bushels of oats, 8,763 bushels of turnips, 4,603 acres of land in farms, 2,883 acres of improved land in farms, 2,146 acres of farmland under crops, 1,720 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 1,511 bushels of barley, 1,199 chickens, 938 bushels of peas, 879 tons of hay, 699 acres of hay crops, 636 acres of oats, 585 acres of farmland in pasture, 566 bushels of buckwheat, 476 bushels of spring wheat, 327 occupants of farms, 279 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 238 milk cows, 221 farm occupants who own their land, 201 bushels of rye, 200 pounds of cheese produced on farms, 196 bushels of corn, 184 acres of potatoes, 183 swine slaughtered or sold, 156 horses aged over 3 years, 152 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 129 swine, 106 farm occupants who rent their land, 91 acres of barley, 82 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 66 other cattle, 61 acres of wheat, 48 acres of turnips, 41 ducks, 26 cattle killed or sold, 26 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 26 sheep, 25 other fowl, 25 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 22 horses aged 3 years and under, 13 bushels of beans, 10 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 10 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 6 sheep slaughtered or sold, 5 turkeys, 2 oxen, 2 persons living on farms over 200 acres. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC193017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC202021— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142087
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Th%C3%A9r%C3%A8se,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Th%C3%A9r%C3%A8se
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/.