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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464195. 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 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 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 902 total population, 470 males, 432 females, 294 married persons, 158 families, 147 married females, 147 married males, 19 widowed persons, 10 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 589 single persons under 18, 314 single males under 18, 275 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 142 occupied houses, 141 inhabited houses, 18 uninhabited houses, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 27,030 bushels of oats, 6,340 bushels of potatoes, 2,961 bushels of peas and beans, 2,405 bushels of buckwheat, 1,470 acres of hay crops, 1,264 bushels of rye, 1,153 tons of hay, 891 bushels of spring wheat, 712 bushels of corn, 482 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 326 bushels of turnips, 317 bushels of barley, 117 acres of wheat, 62 acres of potatoes, 21 bushels of other root crops. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 902 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:
QC087011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC060004_1901— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3464195
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-B%C3%A9atrix
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-B%C3%A9atrix
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/.