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 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 density was 24.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,448 |
| 1881 | 1,643 |
| 1891 | 1,703 |
| 1901 | 1,679 |
| 1911 | 1,707 |
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 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 273 |
| Number of families | 273 |
| Number of females | 794 |
| Number of males | 849 |
| Number of married females | 250 |
| Number of married males | 249 |
| Number of married persons | 499 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 23 |
| POP TOT | 1,643 |
| Total population | 1,643 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 530 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 591 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,121 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 258 |
| Number of occupied houses | 258 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,939 |
| Acres of potatoes | 91 |
| Acres of wheat | 123 |
| BAR BU | 977 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 977 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 15,964 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,551 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 154 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 25,602 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,419 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,408 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 246 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,026 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 593 |
| BWT BU | 15,964 |
| CRN BU | 154 |
| HAY AC | 1,939 |
| HAY TONS | 1,355 |
| OAT BU | 25,602 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,419 |
| POT AC | 91 |
| POT BU | 13,408 |
| RYE BU | 246 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,355 |
| WHT AC | 123 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,026 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 530 |
| C UNMD M | 591 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,121 |
| D OCC | 258 |
| FEMALE | 794 |
| GRA BU | 1,551 |
| H INHAB | 258 |
| MALE | 849 |
| MD F | 250 |
| MD M | 249 |
| MD TOT | 499 |
| NUMBER CD | 94 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 17 |
| TUR BU | 593 |
| WID F | 14 |
| WID M | 9 |
| WID TOT | 23 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC094015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC202003— 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). "Ste. Agathe, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-agathe-qc094015-1881/.