Ste. Cécile du Bic, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Cécile du Bic was a census subdivision in Rimouski County, Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,772. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.361°N, 68.714°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Cécile du Bic had a population of 2,772: 1,395 male and 1,377 female residents. Population density was 87.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,888 |
| 1881 | 2,772 |
| 1891 | 1,990 |
| 1901 | 2,047 |
| 1911 | 2,037 |
| 1921 | 1,188 |
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 du Bic, 1871 (59.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Ste. Cécile du Bic shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 102 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 485 |
| Number of families | 485 |
| Number of females | 1,377 |
| Number of males | 1,395 |
| Number of married females | 412 |
| Number of married males | 413 |
| Number of married persons | 825 |
| Number of widowed females | 40 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 56 |
| POP TOT | 2,772 |
| Total population | 2,772 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 925 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 966 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,891 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 383 |
| Number of occupied houses | 383 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 70 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,377 |
| Acres of potatoes | 290 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,200 |
| BAR BU | 3,967 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,967 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,703 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,413 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 243 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 5,562 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 59,933 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 4,130 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 10,100 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 671 |
| BWT BU | 1,703 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 2,377 |
| HAY TONS | 2,171 |
| OAT BU | 10,413 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 5,562 |
| POT AC | 290 |
| POT BU | 59,933 |
| RYE BU | 4,130 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,171 |
| WHT AC | 1,200 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,100 |
Fisheries (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of eels produced in the past year | 1 |
| Barrels of halibut produced in the past year | 7 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 2,365 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 12 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 254 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 44 |
| Barrels of sardines produced in the past year | 30 |
| Barrels of shad produced in the past year | 4 |
| Barrels of trout produced in the past year | 8 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 730 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 432 |
| Number of fishing boats | 15 |
| Number of fishing vessels | 2 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 22 |
| Number of men on fishing vessels | 9 |
| Number of shoremen | 2 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 1,048 |
| Quintals of fascines fish produced in the past year | 13 |
Other recorded variables (38 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 2,365 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 22 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 15 |
| C UNMD F | 925 |
| C UNMD M | 966 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,891 |
| CD NAME | Rimouski |
| COD DX K | 1,048 |
| D OCC | 383 |
| EEL XB Q | 1 |
| FASCINE FISH Q | 13 |
| FEMALE | 1,377 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 432 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 383 |
| H UNINH | 70 |
| HAL XB Q | 7 |
| MALE | 1,395 |
| MCK XB Q | 12 |
| MD F | 412 |
| MD M | 413 |
| MD TOT | 825 |
| NET XX F | 730 |
| NUMBER CD | 40 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 254 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 243 |
| SAR XB Q | 30 |
| SHD XB Q | 4 |
| SHOREMEN XX Q | 2 |
| SLM XB Q | 44 |
| TRT XB Q | 8 |
| TUR BU | 671 |
| VESSEL MEN Q | 9 |
| VESSEL XX Q | 2 |
| WID F | 40 |
| WID M | 16 |
| WID TOT | 56 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC040004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC084006— 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. Cécile du Bic, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-c-cile-du-bic-qc040004-1881/.