Ste. Germaine, lac Etchemin, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Germaine, lac Etchemin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,089. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.399°N, 70.515°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Germaine, lac Etchemin had a population of 1,089: 579 male and 510 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 730 |
| 1881 | 1,089 |
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, Ste. Germaine, lac Etchemin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,089 total population, 579 males, 510 females, 374 married persons, 205 families, 189 married males, 185 married females, 15 widowed persons, 9 widowed females, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 700 single persons under 18, 384 single males under 18, 316 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 189 inhabited houses, 189 occupied houses, 14 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 10,217 bushels of oats, 9,960 bushels of potatoes, 4,629 bushels of buckwheat, 4,115 bushels of barley, 2,015 acres of hay crops, 1,167 bushels of turnips, 1,126 tons of hay, 322 bushels of peas and beans, 311 bushels of spring wheat, 164 bushels of other root crops, 111 bushels of rye, 101 acres of potatoes, 61 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 29 acres of wheat, 17 bushels of winter wheat, 4 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,089 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:
QC047012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC047012— 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 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). "Ste. Germaine, lac Etchemin, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-germaine-lac-etchemin-qc047012-1881/.