Ste. Agathe, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Agathe was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 981. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912885. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.392°N, 71.415°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Agathe had a population of 981: 508 male and 473 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 522 |
| 1861 | 1,509 |
| 1871 | 1,051 |
| 1881 | 981 |
| 1891 | 905 |
| 1901 | 894 |
| 1911 | — |
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, Ste. Agathe 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 981 total population, 508 males, 473 females, 278 married persons, 165 families, 139 married females, 139 married males, 29 widowed persons, 16 widowed females, 13 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 674 single persons under 18, 356 single males under 18, 318 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 150 inhabited houses, 150 occupied houses, 34 uninhabited houses, 8 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 15,606 bushels of oats, 14,151 bushels of potatoes, 2,920 bushels of buckwheat, 2,557 acres of hay crops, 2,086 tons of hay, 1,641 bushels of turnips, 1,352 bushels of barley, 1,066 bushels of spring wheat, 574 bushels of peas and beans, 292 bushels of rye, 128 acres of potatoes, 83 acres of wheat, 80 bushels of other root crops, 65 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 24 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 981 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:
QC049007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC171002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912885
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. Agathe, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-agathe-qc049007-1881/.