Ste. Ursule, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Ursule was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,490. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112913132. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.329°N, 73.082°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Ursule had a population of 2,490: 1,271 male and 1,219 female residents. Population density was 60.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,048 |
| 1861 | 2,191 |
| 1871 | 2,322 |
| 1881 | 2,390 |
| 1891 | 2,490 |
| 1901 | 2,105 |
| 1911 | 2,075 |
| 1921 | 1,487 |
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. Ursule shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 168 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.50 |
| FAM NO | 384 |
| Number of families | 384 |
| Number of females | 1,219 |
| Number of males | 1,271 |
| Number of married females | 396 |
| Number of married males | 393 |
| Number of married persons | 789 |
| Number of widowed females | 38 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| Number of widowed persons | 70 |
| POP F | 1,219 |
| POP M | 1,271 |
| POP TOT | 2,490 |
| Total population | 2,490 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 785 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 846 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,631 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 2,479 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 11 |
Buildings & housing (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 343 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 3 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 340 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 13 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 266 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 8 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 44 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 77 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 64 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 93 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 343 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 31 |
Agriculture (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 72 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 65 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 9,931 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 10,998 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 12,174 |
| Acres of hay crops | 4,100 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 22,170 |
| Acres of land in farms | 33,168 |
| Acres of oats | 4,293 |
| Acres of potatoes | 273 |
| Acres of turnips | 42 |
| Acres of wheat | 628 |
| BAR AC | 72 |
| BAR BU | 823 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 823 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 114 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 8,003 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 299 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,931 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 37,422 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 8,291 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 23,636 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 101 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,478 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,124 |
| BWT BU | 8,003 |
| CRN BU | 1,931 |
| HAY AC | 4,100 |
| HAY TONS | 4,803 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 384 |
| Number of chickens | 5,218 |
| Number of ducks | 33 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 314 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 22 |
| Number of geese | 61 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 127 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 555 |
| Number of milk cows | 1,279 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 336 |
| Number of other cattle | 908 |
| Number of other fowl | 1,579 |
| Number of oxen | 36 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 102 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 53 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 82 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 39 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 60 |
| Number of sheep | 2,569 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 1,065 |
| Number of swine | 1,310 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 856 |
| Number of turkeys | 9 |
| OAT AC | 4,293 |
| OAT BU | 37,422 |
| PEA BU | 8,291 |
| POT AC | 273 |
| POT BU | 23,636 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 1,049 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,607 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,927 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 64,570 |
| RYE BU | 101 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,803 |
| WHT AC | 628 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,478 |
Other recorded variables (67 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 102 |
| A 11 50 | 53 |
| A 201 PL | 39 |
| A 51 100 | 82 |
| BEN BU | 114 |
| BUTTER LB | 64,570 |
| CATTLE KS | 384 |
| CHEESE LB | 1,049 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 785 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 846 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,631 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,607 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 127 |
| DUCKS | 33 |
| FAMILIES | 384 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.50 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,927 |
| FRN CA | 2,479 |
| GEESE | 61 |
| GRA BU | 299 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 5,218 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 555 |
| HOUSES | 343 |
| HOUSES B | 3 |
| HOUSES CON | 3 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 58 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 64 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 13 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 266 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 93 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 4 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 59 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 44 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 77 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 31 |
| HOUSES W | 340 |
| INF 11 A | 60 |
| MD FEM | 396 |
| MD MALE | 393 |
| MD TOT | 789 |
| MILK COWS | 1,279 |
| NAME CD | Maskinongè |
| OC F | 22 |
| OC P | 314 |
| OC TOT | 336 |
| OTHER FOWL | 1,579 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 908 |
| OTHERS | 11 |
| SHEEP | 2,569 |
| SHEEP KS | 1,065 |
| SUP AM | 22,170 |
| SUP FOR | 10,998 |
| SUP JV | 65 |
| SUP PAT | 9,931 |
| SUP SC | 12,174 |
| SUP TOT | 33,168 |
| SWINE | 1,310 |
| SWINE KS | 856 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 343 |
| TUR AC | 42 |
| TUR BU | 5,124 |
| TURKEY | 9 |
| WID FEM | 38 |
| WID MALE | 32 |
| WID TOT | 70 |
| WORKING OX | 36 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC167011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC069013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112913132
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. Ursule, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-ursule-qc167011-1891/.