Ste. Dorothée, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Dorothée was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 939. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.533°N, 73.830°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Dorothée had a population of 939: 474 male and 465 female residents. Population density was 97.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 989 |
| 1881 | 939 |
| 1891 | 876 |
| 1901 | 881 |
| 1911 | 900 |
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 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 183 |
| Number of families | 183 |
| Number of females | 465 |
| Number of males | 474 |
| Number of married females | 158 |
| Number of married males | 157 |
| Number of married persons | 315 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 30 |
| POP TOT | 939 |
| Total population | 939 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 287 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 307 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 594 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 172 |
| Number of occupied houses | 172 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 633 |
| Acres of potatoes | 316 |
| Acres of wheat | 153 |
| BAR BU | 886 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 886 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,160 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,726 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 22,095 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 10,027 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,811 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 41,887 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 783 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 65 |
| BWT BU | 3,160 |
| CRN BU | 1,726 |
| HAY AC | 633 |
| HAY TONS | 747 |
| OAT BU | 22,095 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,811 |
| POT AC | 316 |
| POT BU | 41,887 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 747 |
| WHT AC | 153 |
| WHT SP BU | 783 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 287 |
| C UNMD M | 307 |
| C UNMD TOT | 594 |
| D OCC | 172 |
| FEMALE | 465 |
| GRA BU | 27 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 172 |
| H UNINH | 6 |
| MALE | 474 |
| MD F | 158 |
| MD M | 157 |
| MD TOT | 315 |
| NUMBER CD | 93 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 10,027 |
| TUR BU | 65 |
| WID F | 20 |
| WID M | 10 |
| WID TOT | 30 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC093005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC168004_1871— 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. Dorothée, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-doroth-e-qc093005-1881/.