Ste. Elizabeth, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Elizabeth was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,980. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.103°N, 73.381°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Elizabeth had a population of 2,980: 1,485 male and 1,495 female residents. Population density was 56.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,432 |
| 1861 | 2,936 |
| 1871 | 2,753 |
| 1881 | 2,980 |
| 1891 | 2,725 |
| 1901 | 2,696 |
| 1911 | 2,372 |
| 1921 | 2,276 |
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. Elizabeth 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 | 577 |
| Number of families | 577 |
| Number of females | 1,495 |
| Number of males | 1,485 |
| Number of married females | 521 |
| Number of married males | 522 |
| Number of married persons | 1,043 |
| Number of widowed females | 57 |
| Number of widowed males | 42 |
| Number of widowed persons | 99 |
| POP TOT | 2,980 |
| Total population | 2,980 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 917 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 921 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,838 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 454 |
| Number of occupied houses | 454 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 38 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,447 |
| Acres of potatoes | 194 |
| Acres of wheat | 575 |
| BAR BU | 1,133 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,133 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 8,173 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 524 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,556 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 67,770 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 4,503 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 77,205 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 21,138 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 385 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,551 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 544 |
| BWT BU | 8,173 |
| CRN BU | 1,556 |
| HAY AC | 3,447 |
| HAY TONS | 5,013 |
| OAT BU | 67,770 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 77,205 |
| POT AC | 194 |
| POT BU | 21,138 |
| RYE BU | 385 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,013 |
| WHT AC | 575 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,551 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 917 |
| C UNMD M | 921 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,838 |
| D OCC | 454 |
| FEMALE | 1,495 |
| GRA BU | 524 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 454 |
| H UNINH | 38 |
| MALE | 1,485 |
| MD F | 521 |
| MD M | 522 |
| MD TOT | 1,043 |
| NUMBER CD | 87 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 4,503 |
| TUR BU | 544 |
| WID F | 57 |
| WID M | 42 |
| WID TOT | 99 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC087005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC060008— 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. Elizabeth, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-elizabeth-qc087005-1881/.