Ste. Cunégonde, City—Cité, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Cunégonde, City—Cité was a city in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,849. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.484°N, 73.575°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Cunégonde, City—Cité had a population of 4,849: 2,423 male and 2,426 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 4,849 |
| 1891 | 9,291 |
| 1901 | 10,912 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Montréal, Paroisse, 1871 (1.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Ste. Cunégonde, City—Cité shared boundaries with:
- Côte St. Antoine, Village
- Montréal, St. Antoine, Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, Ste. Anne’s, Ward—Quartier
- St. Gabriel, Village
- St. Henri, Town—Ville
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 20 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 4,849 total population, 2,426 females, 2,423 males, 1,834 married persons, 1,053 families, 920 married females, 914 married males, 185 widowed persons, 139 widowed females, 46 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,830 single persons under 18, 1,463 single males under 18, 1,367 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 842 inhabited houses, 842 occupied houses, 43 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 40 bushels of other root crops, 20 bushels of potatoes, 10 bushels of peas and beans, 1 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 4,849 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:
QC091007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC155001_1881— 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. Cunégonde, City—Cité, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-cun-gonde-city-cit-qc091007-1881/.