St. Basile, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Basile was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 700. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.524°N, 73.276°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Basile had a population of 700: 350 male and 350 female residents. Population density was 48.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,012 |
| 1881 | 1,950 |
| 1881 | 700 |
| 1891 | 683 |
| 1891 | 1,912 |
| 1901 | 690 |
| 1901 | 1,722 |
| 1911 | 700 |
| 1911 | 2,095 |
| 1921 | 641 |
| 1921 | 2,465 |
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 shared boundaries with:
- Beloeil
- Bourg Louis, Village
- Cap Santé
- Chambly
- Portneuf
- St. Bruno
- St. Raymond
- Ste. Jeanne de Neuville
- Ste. Julie
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 129 |
| Number of families | 129 |
| Number of females | 350 |
| Number of males | 350 |
| Number of married females | 113 |
| Number of married males | 115 |
| Number of married persons | 228 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 21 |
| POP TOT | 700 |
| Total population | 700 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 220 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 231 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 451 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 107 |
| Number of occupied houses | 107 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,754 |
| Acres of potatoes | 89 |
| Acres of wheat | 190 |
| BAR BU | 6,174 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 6,174 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,221 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 434 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,072 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 34,403 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 810 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 14,287 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,289 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,205 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 120 |
| BWT BU | 1,221 |
| CRN BU | 1,072 |
| HAY AC | 2,754 |
| HAY TONS | 3,454 |
| OAT BU | 34,403 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 14,287 |
| POT AC | 89 |
| POT BU | 9,289 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,454 |
| WHT AC | 190 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,205 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 220 |
| C UNMD M | 231 |
| C UNMD TOT | 451 |
| D OCC | 107 |
| FEMALE | 350 |
| GRA BU | 434 |
| H INHAB | 107 |
| H UNINH | 7 |
| MALE | 350 |
| MD F | 113 |
| MD M | 115 |
| MD TOT | 228 |
| NUMBER CD | 67 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 810 |
| TUR BU | 120 |
| WID F | 17 |
| WID M | 4 |
| WID TOT | 21 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC067010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC080011_1871— 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). "St. Basile, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-basile-qc067010-1881/.