Ste. Agathe, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Agathe was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,643. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141738. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.059°N, 74.312°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Agathe had a population of 1,643: 849 male and 794 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,643 |
| 1891 | 1,703 |
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 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,643 total population, 849 males, 794 females, 499 married persons, 273 families, 250 married females, 249 married males, 23 widowed persons, 14 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,121 single persons under 18, 591 single males under 18, 530 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 258 inhabited houses, 258 occupied houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 25,602 bushels of oats, 15,964 bushels of buckwheat, 13,408 bushels of potatoes, 1,939 acres of hay crops, 1,551 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1,419 bushels of peas and beans, 1,355 tons of hay, 1,026 bushels of spring wheat, 977 bushels of barley, 593 bushels of turnips, 246 bushels of rye, 154 bushels of corn, 123 acres of wheat, 91 acres of potatoes, 17 bushels of other root crops. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,643 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:
QC094015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC193003_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141738
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts
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-qc094015-1881/.