Ste. Béatrice, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Béatrice was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 902. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.219°N, 73.638°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Béatrice had a population of 902: 470 male and 432 female residents. Population density was 27.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 927 |
| 1881 | 902 |
| 1891 | 1,043 |
| 1901 | 1,022 |
| 1911 | 1,052 |
| 1921 | 883 |
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. Béatrice shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 158 |
| Number of families | 158 |
| Number of females | 432 |
| Number of males | 470 |
| Number of married females | 147 |
| Number of married males | 147 |
| Number of married persons | 294 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 19 |
| POP TOT | 902 |
| Total population | 902 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 275 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 314 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 589 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 141 |
| Number of occupied houses | 142 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,470 |
| Acres of potatoes | 62 |
| Acres of wheat | 117 |
| BAR BU | 317 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 317 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,405 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 482 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 712 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 27,030 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 2,961 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,340 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,264 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 891 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 326 |
| BWT BU | 2,405 |
| CRN BU | 712 |
| HAY AC | 1,470 |
| HAY TONS | 1,153 |
| OAT BU | 27,030 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 2,961 |
| POT AC | 62 |
| POT BU | 6,340 |
| RYE BU | 1,264 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,153 |
| WHT AC | 117 |
| WHT SP BU | 891 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 275 |
| C UNMD M | 314 |
| C UNMD TOT | 589 |
| D OCC | 142 |
| FEMALE | 432 |
| GRA BU | 482 |
| H INHAB | 141 |
| H UNINH | 18 |
| MALE | 470 |
| MD F | 147 |
| MD M | 147 |
| MD TOT | 294 |
| NUMBER CD | 87 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 21 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 326 |
| WID F | 10 |
| WID M | 9 |
| WID TOT | 19 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC087011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC060004— 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. Béatrice, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-b-atrice-qc087011-1881/.