Ste. Brigitte, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Brigitte was a township in Quebec (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,077. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.313°N, 73.052°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Brigitte had a population of 2,077: 1,079 male and 998 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,839 |
| 1871 | 2,128 |
| 1881 | 2,077 |
| 1891 | 2,083 |
| 1901 | 1,545 |
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 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 406 |
| Number of families | 406 |
| Number of females | 998 |
| Number of males | 1,079 |
| Number of married females | 358 |
| Number of married males | 358 |
| Number of married persons | 716 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 55 |
| POP TOT | 2,077 |
| Total population | 2,077 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 615 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 691 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,306 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 385 |
| Number of occupied houses | 385 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 33 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,639 |
| Acres of potatoes | 159 |
| Acres of wheat | 653 |
| BAR BU | 1,885 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,885 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 944 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 274 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,218 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 38,480 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 213 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 11,216 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,818 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,956 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 709 |
| BWT BU | 944 |
| CRN BU | 2,218 |
| HAY AC | 4,639 |
| HAY TONS | 3,607 |
| OAT BU | 38,480 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 11,216 |
| POT AC | 159 |
| POT BU | 9,818 |
| RYE BU | 16 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,607 |
| WHT AC | 653 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,956 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 615 |
| C UNMD M | 691 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,306 |
| D OCC | 385 |
| FEMALE | 998 |
| GRA BU | 274 |
| H INHAB | 385 |
| H UNINH | 33 |
| MALE | 1,079 |
| MD F | 358 |
| MD M | 358 |
| MD TOT | 716 |
| NUMBER CD | 64 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 213 |
| TUR BU | 709 |
| WID F | 25 |
| WID M | 30 |
| WID TOT | 55 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC064006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC191014— 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-qc064006-1881/.