Ste. Victoire, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Victoire was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 963. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.064°N, 71.979°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Victoire had a population of 963: 493 male and 470 female residents. Population density was 34.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 963 |
| 1901 | 1,073 |
| 1911 | 1,241 |
| 1921 | 947 |
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. Victoire shared boundaries with:
- Arthabaskaville, Village
- St. Albert de Warwick
- St. Christophe d’Arthabaska
- St. Norbert d Arthabaska
- St. Valère de Bulstrode
- Stanfold
- Victoriaville, Town—Ville
- Warwick
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 161 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 | 167 |
| Number of families | 167 |
| Number of females | 470 |
| Number of males | 493 |
| Number of married females | 163 |
| Number of married males | 166 |
| Number of married persons | 329 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| POP F | 470 |
| POP M | 493 |
| POP TOT | 963 |
| Total population | 963 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 292 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 313 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 605 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 963 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 145 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 1 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 144 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 9 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 142 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 1 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 3 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 67 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 9 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 5 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of occupied houses | 145 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 24 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 37 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,391 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 8,769 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,697 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,539 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 7,125 |
| Acres of land in farms | 15,894 |
| Acres of oats | 1,076 |
| Acres of potatoes | 117 |
| Acres of turnips | 8 |
| Acres of wheat | 248 |
| BAR AC | 24 |
| BAR BU | 293 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 293 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 47 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,649 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 489 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 13,522 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 308 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,331 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,010 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,013 |
| BWT BU | 1,649 |
| CRN BU | 489 |
| HAY AC | 1,539 |
| HAY TONS | 1,233 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 156 |
| Number of chickens | 1,586 |
| Number of ducks | 3 |
| Number of employees on farms | 2 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 158 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 3 |
| Number of geese | 15 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 50 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 181 |
| Number of milk cows | 400 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 163 |
| Number of other cattle | 313 |
| Number of oxen | 88 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 45 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 58 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 7 |
| Number of sheep | 657 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 366 |
| Number of swine | 247 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 273 |
| OAT AC | 1,076 |
| OAT BU | 13,522 |
| PEA BU | 308 |
| POT AC | 117 |
| POT BU | 16,331 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 213 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,269 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 19,962 |
| RYE BU | 6 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,233 |
| WHT AC | 248 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,010 |
Other recorded variables (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 45 |
| A 11 50 | 45 |
| A 201 PL | 8 |
| A 51 100 | 58 |
| BEN BU | 47 |
| BUTTER LB | 19,962 |
| CATTLE KS | 156 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 292 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 313 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 605 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 213 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 50 |
| DUCKS | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 167 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 2,269 |
| FRN CA | 963 |
| GEESE | 15 |
| GRA BU | 23 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,586 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 181 |
| HOUSES | 145 |
| HOUSES CON | 2 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 1 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 40 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 142 |
| HOUSES S | 1 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 5 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 67 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 14 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 3 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 26 |
| HOUSES W | 144 |
| INF 11 A | 7 |
| MD FEM | 163 |
| MD MALE | 166 |
| MD TOT | 329 |
| MILK COWS | 400 |
| NAME CD | Drummond and Arthabaska |
| OC E | 2 |
| OC F | 3 |
| OC P | 158 |
| OC TOT | 163 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 313 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 657 |
| SHEEP KS | 366 |
| SUP AM | 7,125 |
| SUP FOR | 8,769 |
| SUP JV | 37 |
| SUP PAT | 2,391 |
| SUP SC | 4,697 |
| SUP TOT | 15,894 |
| SWINE | 247 |
| SWINE KS | 273 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 145 |
| TUR AC | 8 |
| TUR BU | 2,013 |
| WID FEM | 15 |
| WID MALE | 14 |
| WID TOT | 29 |
| WORKING OX | 88 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC153028— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC038017_1891— 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. Victoire, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-victoire-qc153028-1891/.