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 density was 50.4 people per square mile.
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 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 402 |
| Number of families | 402 |
| Number of females | 1,063 |
| Number of males | 1,154 |
| Number of married females | 347 |
| Number of married males | 352 |
| Number of married persons | 699 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 44 |
| POP TOT | 2,217 |
| Total population | 2,217 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 690 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 784 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,474 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 350 |
| Number of occupied houses | 351 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 30 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,676 |
| Acres of potatoes | 155 |
| Acres of wheat | 479 |
| BAR BU | 935 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 935 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,069 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 84 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,069 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 32,003 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,268 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 6,165 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,078 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 228 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,837 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,640 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 55 |
| BWT BU | 3,069 |
| CRN BU | 3,069 |
| HAY AC | 1,676 |
| HAY TONS | 1,850 |
| OAT BU | 32,003 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 6,165 |
| POT AC | 155 |
| POT BU | 15,078 |
| RYE BU | 228 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,850 |
| WHT AC | 479 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,837 |
| WHT WTR BU | 55 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 690 |
| C UNMD M | 784 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,474 |
| D OCC | 351 |
| FEMALE | 1,063 |
| GRA BU | 84 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 350 |
| H UNINH | 30 |
| MALE | 1,154 |
| MD F | 347 |
| MD M | 352 |
| MD TOT | 699 |
| NUMBER CD | 97 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,268 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 2,640 |
| WID F | 26 |
| WID M | 18 |
| WID TOT | 44 |
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/.