Ste. Agnès, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Agnès was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,778. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.679°N, 70.364°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Agnès had a population of 1,778: 894 male and 884 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,278 |
| 1861 | 1,324 |
| 1871 | 1,615 |
| 1881 | 1,778 |
| 1891 | 1,790 |
| 1901 | 1,588 |
| 1911 | 1,412 |
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. Agnès shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,778 total population, 894 males, 884 females, 573 married persons, 322 families, 287 married males, 286 married females, 46 widowed persons, 28 widowed females, 18 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,159 single persons under 18, 589 single males under 18, 570 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 246 inhabited houses, 246 occupied houses, 41 uninhabited houses, 9 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 23,965 bushels of potatoes, 13,805 bushels of rye, 9,375 bushels of oats, 7,167 bushels of spring wheat, 3,995 bushels of buckwheat, 3,297 bushels of barley, 2,707 bushels of peas and beans, 1,020 acres of hay crops, 888 tons of hay, 795 acres of wheat, 449 acres of potatoes, 398 bushels of turnips, 228 bushels of other root crops, 4 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 123 barrels of trout, 18 quintals of cod. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,778 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:
QC077003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC152006_1911— 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. Agnès, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-agn-s-qc077003-1881/.