Ste. Claire, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Claire was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,132. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464213. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.582°N, 70.863°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Claire had a population of 2,132: 1,068 male and 1,064 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,446 |
| 1871 | 2,481 |
| 1881 | 2,132 |
| 1891 | 1,824 |
| 1901 | 1,758 |
| 1911 | 1,899 |
| 1921 | 1,945 |
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. Claire shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,132 total population, 1,068 males, 1,064 females, 617 married persons, 357 families, 309 married males, 308 married females, 65 widowed persons, 39 widowed females, 26 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,450 single persons under 18, 733 single males under 18, 717 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 294 inhabited houses, 294 occupied houses, 42 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 45,646 bushels of oats, 19,742 bushels of potatoes, 3,874 acres of hay crops, 2,880 bushels of spring wheat, 2,819 bushels of buckwheat, 2,799 tons of hay, 2,742 bushels of barley, 1,530 bushels of turnips, 1,114 bushels of other root crops, 944 bushels of peas and beans, 249 acres of wheat, 208 acres of potatoes, 120 bushels of rye, 102 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 34 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,132 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:
QC047008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC053004_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3464213
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Claire
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Claire
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. Claire, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-claire-qc047008-1881/.