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 |
|---|---|
| 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 79 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1891). This community's record includes 1,532 total population, 789 males, 743 females, 508 married persons, 263 families, 255 married males, 253 married females, 55 widowed persons, 34 widowed females, 21 widowed males, 5.80 average size of families. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2; V1T3.)
Age structure (1891). This community's record includes 969 single persons under 18, 513 single males under 18, 456 single females under 18. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Ethnic origin (1891). This community's record includes 1,530 French Canadians, 2 persons who are not French Canadian. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T3.)
Buildings & housing (1891). This community's record includes 219 houses, 219 houses built of wood, 219 occupied houses, 158 houses of 1 story, 61 houses of 2 stories, 59 houses of 3 rooms, 44 houses of 6 to 10 rooms, 40 houses of 4 rooms, 35 uninhabited houses, 33 houses of 5 rooms, 20 houses of 2 rooms, 19 houses of 1 room, 4 houses of 11 to 15 rooms. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Agriculture (1891). This community's record includes 34,232 bushels of oats, 19,497 bushels of potatoes, 18,643 acres of land in farms, 16,274 pounds of homemade butter, 11,495 acres of improved land in farms, 7,921 acres of farmland under crops, 7,148 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,902 bushels of buckwheat, 4,411 pounds of coarse wool produced on farms, 3,543 acres of farmland in pasture, 3,333 chickens, 2,717 acres of oats, 2,297 tons of hay, 2,140 bushels of corn, 2,010 bushels of peas, 2,009 acres of hay crops, 1,829 bushels of barley, 1,481 bushels of turnips, 1,399 sheep, 1,135 bushels of spring wheat, 727 milk cows, 698 bushels of rye, 669 swine slaughtered or sold, 658 other cattle, 656 sheep slaughtered or sold, 648 swine, 409 horses aged over 3 years, 257 cattle killed or sold, 225 acres of potatoes, 225 occupants of farms, 217 farm occupants who own their land, 174 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 167 acres of wheat, 165 pounds of fine wool produced on farms, 142 acres of barley, 135 horses aged 3 years and under, 105 persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres, 63 bushels of beans, 61 geese, 56 persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres, 50 persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres, 42 turkeys, 31 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 17 acres of turnips, 9 ducks, 9 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 8 farm occupants who rent their land, 5 other fowl, 5 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 oxen. (Source: 1891 Census of Canada, V2T16; V4T2; V4T3.)
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
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel
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/.