Ste. Cécile de Milton, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Cécile de Milton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,516. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q731223. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.484°N, 72.759°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Cécile de Milton had a population of 1,516: 723 male and 793 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,516 |
| 1891 | 1,496 |
| 1901 | 1,142 |
| 1911 | 1,055 |
| 1921 | 895 |
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 Ste. Cécile, 1871 (82.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Ste. Cécile de Milton 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 1,516 total population, 793 females, 723 males, 542 married persons, 309 families, 272 married males, 270 married females, 37 widowed persons, 26 widowed females, 11 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 937 single persons under 18, 497 single females under 18, 440 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 252 inhabited houses, 252 occupied houses, 33 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 27,851 bushels of oats, 6,916 bushels of potatoes, 3,535 bushels of peas and beans, 2,560 bushels of spring wheat, 2,551 acres of hay crops, 2,162 tons of hay, 1,932 bushels of corn, 1,423 bushels of buckwheat, 547 bushels of barley, 391 acres of wheat, 298 bushels of other root crops, 125 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 104 acres of potatoes, 15 bushels of turnips, 2 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,516 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:
QC059003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC087006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q731223
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-C%C3%A9cile-de-Milton
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-C%C3%A9cile-de-Milton
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. Cécile de Milton, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-c-cile-de-milton-qc059003-1881/.