Ste. Croix, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Croix was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,377. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.600°N, 71.686°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Croix had a population of 2,377: 1,198 male and 1,179 female residents. Population density was 62.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,188 |
| 1861 | 2,212 |
| 1871 | 2,260 |
| 1881 | 2,377 |
| 1891 | 2,309 |
| 1901 | 2,136 |
| 1911 | 1,819 |
| 1921 | 1,682 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Ste. Croix, 1891 (93.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Ste. Croix shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 367 |
| Number of families | 367 |
| Number of females | 1,179 |
| Number of males | 1,198 |
| Number of married females | 355 |
| Number of married males | 357 |
| Number of married persons | 712 |
| Number of widowed females | 42 |
| Number of widowed males | 46 |
| Number of widowed persons | 88 |
| POP TOT | 2,377 |
| Total population | 2,377 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 782 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 795 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,577 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 326 |
| Number of occupied houses | 326 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 35 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,600 |
| Acres of potatoes | 224 |
| Acres of wheat | 504 |
| BAR BU | 1,729 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,729 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,767 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 217 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 418 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 59,655 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,455 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 2,267 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 26,549 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 255 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,469 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 567 |
| BWT BU | 5,767 |
| CRN BU | 418 |
| HAY AC | 3,600 |
| HAY TONS | 3,603 |
| OAT BU | 59,655 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 2,267 |
| POT AC | 224 |
| POT BU | 26,549 |
| RYE BU | 255 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,603 |
| WHT AC | 504 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,469 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 782 |
| C UNMD M | 795 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,577 |
| D OCC | 326 |
| FEMALE | 1,179 |
| GRA BU | 217 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 326 |
| H UNINH | 35 |
| MALE | 1,198 |
| MD F | 355 |
| MD M | 357 |
| MD TOT | 712 |
| NUMBER CD | 49 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,455 |
| TUR BU | 567 |
| WID F | 42 |
| WID M | 46 |
| WID TOT | 88 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC049005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC068007— 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. Croix, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-croix-qc049005-1881/.