St. Ambroise, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Ambroise was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,786. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3461748. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.089°N, 73.582°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Ambroise had a population of 1,786: 915 male and 871 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,189 |
| 1871 | 1,868 |
| 1881 | 1,786 |
| 1891 | 1,706 |
| 1901 | 1,712 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,459 |
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. Ambroise shared boundaries with:
- St. Alphonse
- St. Charles Borromée
- St. Liguori
- St. Patrice de Rawdon
- Ste. Béatrice
- Ste. Elizabeth
- Ste. Mélanie
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 340 |
| Number of families | 340 |
| Number of females | 871 |
| Number of males | 915 |
| Number of married females | 314 |
| Number of married males | 313 |
| Number of married persons | 627 |
| Number of widowed females | 47 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 73 |
| POP TOT | 1,786 |
| Total population | 1,786 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 510 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 576 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,086 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 284 |
| Number of occupied houses | 284 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 73 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,529 |
| Acres of potatoes | 94 |
| Acres of wheat | 372 |
| BAR BU | 431 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 431 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,898 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 895 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,333 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 47,469 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,434 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 23,941 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,353 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 124 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,354 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 629 |
| BWT BU | 2,898 |
| CRN BU | 1,333 |
| HAY AC | 2,529 |
| HAY TONS | 2,624 |
| OAT BU | 47,469 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 23,941 |
| POT AC | 94 |
| POT BU | 12,353 |
| RYE BU | 124 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,624 |
| WHT AC | 372 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,354 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 510 |
| C UNMD M | 576 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,086 |
| D OCC | 284 |
| FEMALE | 871 |
| GRA BU | 895 |
| H CON | 8 |
| H INHAB | 284 |
| H UNINH | 73 |
| MALE | 915 |
| MD F | 314 |
| MD M | 313 |
| MD TOT | 627 |
| NUMBER CD | 87 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,434 |
| TUR BU | 629 |
| WID F | 47 |
| WID M | 26 |
| WID TOT | 73 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC087010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC060003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3461748
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. Ambroise, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-ambroise-qc087010-1881/.