Ste. Blandine, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Blandine was a census subdivision in 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 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 500 total population, 268 males, 232 females, 168 married persons, 86 families, 84 married females, 84 married males, 5 widowed persons, 4 widowed females, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 327 single persons under 18, 183 single males under 18, 144 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 69 inhabited houses, 69 occupied houses, 7 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 5,221 bushels of potatoes, 2,244 bushels of barley, 1,643 bushels of spring wheat, 816 bushels of oats, 807 bushels of peas and beans, 230 acres of wheat, 215 acres of hay crops, 150 bushels of turnips, 117 tons of hay, 103 bushels of buckwheat, 42 acres of potatoes, 22 bushels of winter wheat, 10 bushels of rye, 3 bushels of other root crops, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 500 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:
QC040009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC084005_1921— 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/.