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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912944. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,257 |
| 1891 | 1,315 |
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 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,257 total population, 641 males, 616 females, 442 married persons, 266 families, 221 married females, 221 married males, 40 widowed persons, 24 widowed females, 16 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 775 single persons under 18, 404 single males under 18, 371 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 249 inhabited houses, 249 occupied houses, 9 houses under construction, 9 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 72,105 bushels of oats, 50,743 bushels of potatoes, 21,643 bushels of peas and beans, 11,375 bushels of buckwheat, 8,012 bushels of barley, 4,394 bushels of other root crops, 4,155 bushels of spring wheat, 2,754 bushels of corn, 1,357 tons of hay, 1,135 acres of hay crops, 917 bushels of turnips, 404 acres of wheat, 339 acres of potatoes, 127 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,257 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:
QC073008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC140003_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912944
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/.