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 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 309 |
| Number of families | 309 |
| Number of females | 793 |
| Number of males | 723 |
| Number of married females | 270 |
| Number of married males | 272 |
| Number of married persons | 542 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 37 |
| POP TOT | 1,516 |
| Total population | 1,516 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 497 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 440 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 937 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 252 |
| Number of occupied houses | 252 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 33 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,551 |
| Acres of potatoes | 104 |
| Acres of wheat | 391 |
| BAR BU | 547 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 547 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,423 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 125 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,932 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 27,851 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 298 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 3,535 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,916 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,560 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 15 |
| BWT BU | 1,423 |
| CRN BU | 1,932 |
| HAY AC | 2,551 |
| HAY TONS | 2,162 |
| OAT BU | 27,851 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 3,535 |
| POT AC | 104 |
| POT BU | 6,916 |
| RYE BU | 2 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,162 |
| WHT AC | 391 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,560 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 497 |
| C UNMD M | 440 |
| C UNMD TOT | 937 |
| D OCC | 252 |
| FEMALE | 793 |
| GRA BU | 125 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 252 |
| H UNINH | 33 |
| MALE | 723 |
| MD F | 270 |
| MD M | 272 |
| MD TOT | 542 |
| NUMBER CD | 59 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 298 |
| TUR BU | 15 |
| WID F | 26 |
| WID M | 11 |
| WID TOT | 37 |
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
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/.