Ste. Blandine, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Blandine was a census subdivision in Rimouski County, Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 500. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912932. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.338°N, 68.439°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Blandine had a population of 500: 268 male and 232 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 500 |
| 1891 | 595 |
| 1901 | 844 |
| 1911 | 1,255 |
| 1921 | 1,364 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Saint Germain de Rimouski, 1871 (52.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Ste. Blandine, 1891 (91.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Ste. Blandine shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 64 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 86 |
| Number of families | 86 |
| Number of females | 232 |
| Number of males | 268 |
| Number of married females | 84 |
| Number of married males | 84 |
| Number of married persons | 168 |
| Number of widowed females | 4 |
| Number of widowed males | 1 |
| Number of widowed persons | 5 |
| POP TOT | 500 |
| Total population | 500 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 144 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 183 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 327 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 69 |
| Number of occupied houses | 69 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 215 |
| Acres of potatoes | 42 |
| Acres of wheat | 230 |
| BAR BU | 2,244 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,244 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 103 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 816 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 807 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,221 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,643 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 150 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 22 |
| BWT BU | 103 |
| HAY AC | 215 |
| HAY TONS | 117 |
| OAT BU | 816 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 807 |
| POT AC | 42 |
| POT BU | 5,221 |
| RYE BU | 10 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 117 |
| WHT AC | 230 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,643 |
| WHT WTR BU | 22 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 144 |
| C UNMD M | 183 |
| C UNMD TOT | 327 |
| CD NAME | Rimouski |
| D OCC | 69 |
| FEMALE | 232 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| H INHAB | 69 |
| H UNINH | 7 |
| MALE | 268 |
| MD F | 84 |
| MD M | 84 |
| MD TOT | 168 |
| NUMBER CD | 40 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 3 |
| TUR BU | 150 |
| WID F | 4 |
| WID M | 1 |
| WID TOT | 5 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC040009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC084005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912932
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. Blandine, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-blandine-qc040009-1881/.