Cap Santé, Quebec (1881 census)
Cap Santé was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,291. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141635. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.711°N, 71.776°W.
Population
In 1881, Cap Santé had a population of 1,291: 635 male and 656 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,473 |
| 1861 | 3,315 |
| 1871 | 1,350 |
| 1881 | 1,291 |
| 1891 | 1,185 |
| 1901 | 1,093 |
| 1911 | 989 |
| 1921 | 1,071 |
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, Cap Santé shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,291 total population, 656 females, 635 males, 362 married persons, 201 families, 182 married males, 180 married females, 53 widowed persons, 31 widowed females, 22 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 876 single persons under 18, 445 single females under 18, 431 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 180 inhabited houses, 180 occupied houses, 21 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 45,863 bushels of oats, 11,767 bushels of potatoes, 2,907 bushels of buckwheat, 2,141 bushels of other root crops, 2,099 tons of hay, 1,736 bushels of spring wheat, 1,617 acres of hay crops, 1,041 bushels of peas and beans, 913 bushels of barley, 260 bushels of corn, 197 acres of wheat, 185 bushels of turnips, 153 bushels of rye, 96 acres of potatoes, 25 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 4 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Augustin Cantin | 1809–1893 | born here |
| Isidore Thibaudeau | 1819–1893 | born here |
| Antoine-Sébastien Falardeau | b. 1822 | born here |
| Pierre Garneau | 1823–1905 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,291 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:
QC081016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC080002_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141635
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cap-Sant%C3%A9
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cap-Sant%C3%A9
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). "Cap Santé, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/cap-sant-qc081016-1881/.