Ste. Cécile, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Cécile was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,257. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.243°N, 74.120°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Cécile had a population of 1,257: 641 male and 616 female residents. Population density was 62.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,220 |
| 1871 | 2,965 |
| 1881 | 1,257 |
| 1891 | 1,315 |
| 1901 | 1,370 |
| 1911 | 1,574 |
| 1921 | 618 |
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. Cécile 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 | 266 |
| Number of families | 266 |
| Number of females | 616 |
| Number of males | 641 |
| Number of married females | 221 |
| Number of married males | 221 |
| Number of married persons | 442 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 40 |
| POP TOT | 1,257 |
| Total population | 1,257 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 371 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 404 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 775 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 249 |
| Number of occupied houses | 249 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,135 |
| Acres of potatoes | 339 |
| Acres of wheat | 404 |
| BAR BU | 8,012 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 8,012 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 11,375 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 127 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,754 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 72,105 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 4,394 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 21,643 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 50,743 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,155 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 917 |
| BWT BU | 11,375 |
| CRN BU | 2,754 |
| HAY AC | 1,135 |
| HAY TONS | 1,357 |
| OAT BU | 72,105 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 21,643 |
| POT AC | 339 |
| POT BU | 50,743 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,357 |
| WHT AC | 404 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,155 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 371 |
| C UNMD M | 404 |
| C UNMD TOT | 775 |
| D OCC | 249 |
| FEMALE | 616 |
| GRA BU | 127 |
| H CON | 9 |
| H INHAB | 249 |
| H UNINH | 9 |
| MALE | 641 |
| MD F | 221 |
| MD M | 221 |
| MD TOT | 442 |
| NUMBER CD | 73 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 4,394 |
| TUR BU | 917 |
| WID F | 24 |
| WID M | 16 |
| WID TOT | 40 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC073008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC041001— 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, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-c-cile-qc073008-1881/.