Ste. Dorothée, par., Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Dorothée, par. was a parish in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 939. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912969. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.533°N, 73.830°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Dorothée, par. had a population of 939: 474 male and 465 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 989 |
| 1881 | 939 |
| 1891 | 876 |
| 1901 | 881 |
| 1911 | 900 |
| 1921 | 992 |
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. Dorothée, par. 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 939 total population, 474 males, 465 females, 315 married persons, 183 families, 158 married females, 157 married males, 30 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 10 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 594 single persons under 18, 307 single males under 18, 287 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 172 inhabited houses, 172 occupied houses, 6 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 41,887 bushels of potatoes, 22,095 bushels of oats, 10,027 bushels of other root crops, 3,160 bushels of buckwheat, 1,811 bushels of peas and beans, 1,726 bushels of corn, 886 bushels of barley, 783 bushels of spring wheat, 747 tons of hay, 633 acres of hay crops, 316 acres of potatoes, 153 acres of wheat, 65 bushels of turnips, 27 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 939 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:
QC093005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC076041— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912969
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. Dorothée, par., Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-doroth-e-par-qc093005-1881/.