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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911925. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,012 |
| 1881 | 1,950 |
| 1891 | 1,912 |
| 1901 | 1,722 |
| 1911 | 2,095 |
| 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:
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 1,950 total population, 1,009 males, 941 females, 554 married persons, 301 families, 277 married females, 277 married males, 64 widowed persons, 32 widowed females, 32 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,332 single persons under 18, 700 single males under 18, 632 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 275 inhabited houses, 275 occupied houses, 24 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 61,986 bushels of oats, 23,496 bushels of potatoes, 4,119 bushels of buckwheat, 2,747 tons of hay, 2,399 acres of hay crops, 2,373 bushels of spring wheat, 2,150 bushels of peas and beans, 872 bushels of other root crops, 794 bushels of barley, 426 bushels of corn, 392 bushels of turnips, 314 bushels of rye, 294 acres of potatoes, 198 acres of wheat, 106 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,950 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:
QC081013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC080011_1901— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911925
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/.