St. Basile le Grand, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Basile le Grand was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 700. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911926. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.524°N, 73.276°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Basile le Grand had a population of 700: 350 male and 350 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 700 |
| 1891 | 683 |
| 1901 | 690 |
| 1911 | 700 |
| 1921 | 641 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Basile le Grand shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 700 total population, 350 females, 350 males, 228 married persons, 129 families, 115 married males, 113 married females, 21 widowed persons, 17 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 451 single persons under 18, 231 single males under 18, 220 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 107 inhabited houses, 107 occupied houses, 7 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 34,403 bushels of oats, 14,287 bushels of peas and beans, 9,289 bushels of potatoes, 6,174 bushels of barley, 3,454 tons of hay, 2,754 acres of hay crops, 1,221 bushels of buckwheat, 1,205 bushels of spring wheat, 1,072 bushels of corn, 810 bushels of other root crops, 434 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 190 acres of wheat, 120 bushels of turnips, 89 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 701 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC067010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC046004_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911926
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1881 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). "St. Basile le Grand, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-basile-le-grand-qc067010-1881/.