St. Basile, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Basile was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,950. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.791°N, 71.843°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Basile had a population of 1,950: 1,009 male and 941 female residents. Population density was 42.5 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 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 301 |
| Number of families | 301 |
| Number of females | 941 |
| Number of males | 1,009 |
| Number of married females | 277 |
| Number of married males | 277 |
| Number of married persons | 554 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| Number of widowed persons | 64 |
| POP TOT | 1,950 |
| Total population | 1,950 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 632 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 700 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,332 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 275 |
| Number of occupied houses | 275 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 24 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,399 |
| Acres of potatoes | 294 |
| Acres of wheat | 198 |
| BAR BU | 794 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 794 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,119 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 106 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 426 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 61,986 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 872 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 2,150 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 23,496 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 314 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,373 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 392 |
| BWT BU | 4,119 |
| CRN BU | 426 |
| HAY AC | 2,399 |
| HAY TONS | 2,747 |
| OAT BU | 61,986 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 2,150 |
| POT AC | 294 |
| POT BU | 23,496 |
| RYE BU | 314 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,747 |
| WHT AC | 198 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,373 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 632 |
| C UNMD M | 700 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,332 |
| D OCC | 275 |
| FEMALE | 941 |
| GRA BU | 106 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 275 |
| H UNINH | 24 |
| MALE | 1,009 |
| MD F | 277 |
| MD M | 277 |
| MD TOT | 554 |
| NUMBER CD | 81 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 872 |
| TUR BU | 392 |
| WID F | 32 |
| WID M | 32 |
| WID TOT | 64 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC081013— 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-qc081013-1881/.