Ste. Brigitte, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Brigitte was a census subdivision in Quebec, 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 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,077 total population, 1,079 males, 998 females, 716 married persons, 406 families, 358 married females, 358 married males, 55 widowed persons, 30 widowed males, 25 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,306 single persons under 18, 691 single males under 18, 615 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 385 inhabited houses, 385 occupied houses, 33 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 38,480 bushels of oats, 11,216 bushels of peas and beans, 9,818 bushels of potatoes, 4,956 bushels of spring wheat, 4,639 acres of hay crops, 3,607 tons of hay, 2,218 bushels of corn, 1,885 bushels of barley, 944 bushels of buckwheat, 709 bushels of turnips, 653 acres of wheat, 274 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 213 bushels of other root crops, 159 acres of potatoes, 16 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,077 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:
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/.