Ste. Catherine, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Catherine was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,202. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.882°N, 71.621°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Catherine had a population of 1,202: 621 male and 581 female residents. Population density was 11.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,789 |
| 1861 | 1,670 |
| 1871 | 1,263 |
| 1881 | 1,202 |
| 1891 | 1,103 |
| 1901 | 1,137 |
| 1911 | 1,158 |
| 1921 | 1,072 |
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. Catherine shared boundaries with:
- Ancienne Lorette
- Bourg Louis, Village
- St. Ambroise
- St. Augustin
- St. Gabriel de Valcartier
- St. Gabriel W-O
- St. Raymond
- Ste. Jeanne de Neuville
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 201 |
| Number of families | 201 |
| Number of females | 581 |
| Number of males | 621 |
| Number of married females | 175 |
| Number of married males | 177 |
| Number of married persons | 352 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 46 |
| POP TOT | 1,202 |
| Total population | 1,202 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 382 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 422 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 804 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 190 |
| Number of occupied houses | 190 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,569 |
| Acres of potatoes | 392 |
| Acres of wheat | 30 |
| BAR BU | 301 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 301 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,655 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 170 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 39,584 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 825 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 55,202 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,284 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 417 |
| BWT BU | 1,655 |
| CRN BU | 170 |
| HAY AC | 1,569 |
| HAY TONS | 1,073 |
| OAT BU | 39,584 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 825 |
| POT AC | 392 |
| POT BU | 55,202 |
| RYE BU | 21 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,073 |
| WHT AC | 30 |
| WHT SP BU | 8 |
| WHT WTR BU | 417 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 382 |
| C UNMD M | 422 |
| C UNMD TOT | 804 |
| D OCC | 190 |
| FEMALE | 581 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 190 |
| H UNINH | 2 |
| MALE | 621 |
| MD F | 175 |
| MD M | 177 |
| MD TOT | 352 |
| NUMBER CD | 81 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 22 |
| TUR BU | 1,284 |
| WID F | 24 |
| WID M | 22 |
| WID TOT | 46 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC081007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC080013— 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. Catherine, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-catherine-qc081007-1881/.