Ste. Adèle, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Adèle was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,663. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912881. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.978°N, 74.167°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Adèle had a population of 1,663: 844 male and 819 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,570 |
| 1881 | 1,663 |
| 1891 | 1,493 |
| 1901 | 1,546 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Ste. Adèle, 1871 (90.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Ste. Adèle shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,663 total population, 844 males, 819 females, 547 married persons, 287 families, 275 married males, 272 married females, 20 widowed persons, 11 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,096 single persons under 18, 560 single males under 18, 536 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 275 occupied houses, 265 inhabited houses, 19 uninhabited houses, 10 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 8 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 33,712 bushels of oats, 11,728 bushels of potatoes, 10,910 bushels of buckwheat, 2,262 bushels of peas and beans, 2,159 acres of hay crops, 1,873 tons of hay, 1,173 bushels of barley, 961 bushels of spring wheat, 882 bushels of turnips, 617 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 520 bushels of corn, 498 bushels of other root crops, 127 acres of wheat, 125 acres of potatoes, 36 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,663 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:
QC094014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC197002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912881
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). "Ste. Adèle, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-ad-le-qc094014-1881/.