Ste. Brigitte, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Brigitte was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 784. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.032°N, 72.487°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Brigitte had a population of 784: 401 male and 383 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 548 |
| 1881 | 784 |
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. Brigitte 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 784 total population, 401 males, 383 females, 238 married persons, 123 families, 120 married females, 118 married males, 18 widowed persons, 13 widowed females, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 528 single persons under 18, 278 single males under 18, 250 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 105 inhabited houses, 105 occupied houses, 18 uninhabited houses, 8 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 13,151 bushels of oats, 8,173 bushels of potatoes, 1,507 bushels of peas and beans, 1,269 bushels of buckwheat, 605 acres of hay crops, 598 bushels of corn, 537 tons of hay, 378 bushels of spring wheat, 204 bushels of turnips, 191 bushels of other root crops, 95 acres of potatoes, 93 acres of wheat, 39 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 22 bushels of barley, 2 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 784 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:
QC051014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC051014— 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. Brigitte, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-brigitte-qc051014-1881/.