Ste. Victoire, Quebec (1891 census)
Ste. Victoire was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 1,532. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q785145. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.953°N, 73.079°W.
Population
In 1891, Ste. Victoire had a population of 1,532: 789 male and 743 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,100 |
| 1861 | 1,528 |
| 1871 | 1,620 |
| 1881 | 1,550 |
| 1891 | 1,532 |
| 1901 | 1,463 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,211 |
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:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 160 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.80 |
| FAM NO | 263 |
| Number of families | 263 |
| Number of females | 743 |
| Number of males | 789 |
| Number of married females | 253 |
| Number of married males | 255 |
| Number of married persons | 508 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 55 |
| POP F | 743 |
| POP M | 789 |
| POP TOT | 1,532 |
| Total population | 1,532 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 456 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 513 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 969 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,530 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 2 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 219 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 219 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 19 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 158 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 4 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 61 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 59 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 40 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 44 |
| Number of occupied houses | 219 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 35 |
Agriculture (64 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 142 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 31 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,543 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 7,148 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 7,921 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,009 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 11,495 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,643 |
| Acres of oats | 2,717 |
| Acres of potatoes | 225 |
| Acres of turnips | 17 |
| Acres of wheat | 167 |
| BAR AC | 142 |
| BAR BU | 1,829 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,829 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 63 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,902 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 174 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,140 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 34,232 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 2,010 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 19,497 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 698 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,135 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,481 |
| BWT BU | 5,902 |
| CRN BU | 2,140 |
| HAY AC | 2,009 |
| HAY TONS | 2,297 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 257 |
| Number of chickens | 3,333 |
| Number of ducks | 9 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 217 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 8 |
| Number of geese | 61 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 135 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 409 |
| Number of milk cows | 727 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 225 |
| Number of other cattle | 658 |
| Number of other fowl | 5 |
| Number of oxen | 3 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 56 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 50 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 105 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 5 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 9 |
| Number of sheep | 1,399 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 656 |
| Number of swine | 648 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 669 |
| Number of turkeys | 42 |
| OAT AC | 2,717 |
| OAT BU | 34,232 |
| PEA BU | 2,010 |
| POT AC | 225 |
| POT BU | 19,497 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 4,411 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 165 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 16,274 |
| RYE BU | 698 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,297 |
| WHT AC | 167 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,135 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 56 |
| A 11 50 | 50 |
| A 201 PL | 5 |
| A 51 100 | 105 |
| BEN BU | 63 |
| BUTTER LB | 16,274 |
| CATTLE KS | 257 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 456 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 513 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 969 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 4,411 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 135 |
| DUCKS | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 263 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.80 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 165 |
| FRN CA | 1,530 |
| GEESE | 61 |
| GRA BU | 174 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 3,333 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 409 |
| HOUSES | 219 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 4 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 33 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 40 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 19 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 158 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 44 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 59 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 20 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 61 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 35 |
| HOUSES W | 219 |
| INF 11 A | 9 |
| MD FEM | 253 |
| MD MALE | 255 |
| MD TOT | 508 |
| MILK COWS | 727 |
| NAME CD | Richelieu |
| OC F | 8 |
| OC P | 217 |
| OC TOT | 225 |
| OTHER FOWL | 5 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 658 |
| OTHERS | 2 |
| SHEEP | 1,399 |
| SHEEP KS | 656 |
| SUP AM | 11,495 |
| SUP FOR | 7,148 |
| SUP JV | 31 |
| SUP PAT | 3,543 |
| SUP SC | 7,921 |
| SUP TOT | 18,643 |
| SWINE | 648 |
| SWINE KS | 669 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 219 |
| TUR AC | 17 |
| TUR BU | 1,481 |
| TURKEY | 42 |
| WID FEM | 34 |
| WID MALE | 21 |
| WID TOT | 55 |
| WORKING OX | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC181012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC082010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q785145
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-qc181012-1891/.