Whitton & Ste. Cécile, Quebec (1891 census)
Whitton & Ste. Cécile was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 983. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.654°N, 70.980°W.
Population
In 1891, Whitton & Ste. Cécile had a population of 983: 504 male and 479 female residents. Population density was 8.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1891 | 983 |
| 1901 | 1,547 |
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, Whitton & Ste. Cécile shared boundaries with:
- Hamden
- Lac Mégantic vl
- Marsden & Piopolis, Village
- Spaulding & Risborough
- St. Samuel de Gayhurst
- St. Sébastien d'Aylmer
- Winslow & St. Romain
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 156 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 | 171 |
| Number of families | 171 |
| Number of females | 479 |
| Number of males | 504 |
| Number of married females | 152 |
| Number of married males | 153 |
| Number of married persons | 305 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 21 |
| POP F | 479 |
| POP M | 504 |
| POP TOT | 983 |
| Total population | 983 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 312 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 345 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 657 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 460 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 523 |
Buildings & housing (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 163 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 163 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 9 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 163 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 55 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 33 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of occupied houses | 163 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 169 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 31 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,135 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 18,604 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 3,699 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,629 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,865 |
| Acres of land in farms | 24,469 |
| Acres of oats | 449 |
| Acres of potatoes | 99 |
| Acres of turnips | 1 |
| Acres of wheat | 32 |
| BAR AC | 169 |
| BAR BU | 1,644 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,644 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,574 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,784 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 82 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,897 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 380 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 259 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 136 |
| BWT BU | 3,574 |
| HAY AC | 2,629 |
| HAY TONS | 1,388 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 233 |
| Number of chickens | 1,487 |
| Number of ducks | 18 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 164 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 4 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 39 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 149 |
| Number of milk cows | 407 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 168 |
| Number of other cattle | 301 |
| Number of other fowl | 2 |
| Number of oxen | 65 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 56 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 71 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 23 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 3 |
| Number of sheep | 994 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 590 |
| Number of swine | 134 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 195 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 449 |
| OAT BU | 6,784 |
| PEA BU | 82 |
| POT AC | 99 |
| POT BU | 11,897 |
| Pounds of cheese produced on farms in the past year | 106 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,652 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 506 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 22,523 |
| RYE BU | 380 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,388 |
| WHT AC | 32 |
| WHT SP BU | 259 |
Other recorded variables (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 56 |
| A 11 50 | 15 |
| A 201 PL | 23 |
| A 51 100 | 71 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 22,523 |
| CATTLE KS | 233 |
| CHEESE LB | 106 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 312 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 345 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 657 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,652 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 39 |
| DUCKS | 18 |
| FAMILIES | 171 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.70 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 506 |
| FRN CA | 460 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,487 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 149 |
| HOUSES | 163 |
| HOUSES CON | 8 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 33 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 9 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 163 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 26 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 26 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 55 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 14 |
| HOUSES W | 163 |
| INF 11 A | 3 |
| MD FEM | 152 |
| MD MALE | 153 |
| MD TOT | 305 |
| MILK COWS | 407 |
| NAME CD | Compton |
| OC F | 4 |
| OC P | 164 |
| OC TOT | 168 |
| OTHER FOWL | 2 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 301 |
| OTHERS | 523 |
| SHEEP | 994 |
| SHEEP KS | 590 |
| SUP AM | 5,865 |
| SUP FOR | 18,604 |
| SUP JV | 31 |
| SUP PAT | 2,135 |
| SUP SC | 3,699 |
| SUP TOT | 24,469 |
| SWINE | 134 |
| SWINE KS | 195 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 163 |
| TUR AC | 1 |
| TUR BU | 136 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| WID FEM | 15 |
| WID MALE | 6 |
| WID TOT | 21 |
| WORKING OX | 65 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC150017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC150022— 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). "Whitton & Ste. Cécile, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/whitton-ste-c-cile-qc150017-1891/.