Ste. Angélique, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Angélique was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,217. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912898. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.640°N, 75.044°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Angélique had a population of 2,217: 1,154 male and 1,063 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,553 |
| 1871 | 1,738 |
| 1881 | 2,217 |
| 1891 | 2,482 |
| 1901 | 928 |
| 1911 | 779 |
| 1921 | 772 |
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. Angélique shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 34 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,217 total population, 1,154 males, 1,063 females, 699 married persons, 402 families, 352 married males, 347 married females, 44 widowed persons, 26 widowed females, 18 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,474 single persons under 18, 784 single males under 18, 690 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 351 occupied houses, 350 inhabited houses, 30 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 32,003 bushels of oats, 15,078 bushels of potatoes, 6,165 bushels of peas and beans, 3,837 bushels of spring wheat, 3,069 bushels of buckwheat, 3,069 bushels of corn, 2,640 bushels of turnips, 1,850 tons of hay, 1,676 acres of hay crops, 1,268 bushels of other root crops, 935 bushels of barley, 479 acres of wheat, 228 bushels of rye, 155 acres of potatoes, 84 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 55 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,217 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:
QC097014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC062049— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912898
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. Angélique, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-ang-lique-qc097014-1881/.