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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464445. 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 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 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,980 total population, 1,495 females, 1,485 males, 1,043 married persons, 577 families, 522 married males, 521 married females, 99 widowed persons, 57 widowed females, 42 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,838 single persons under 18, 921 single males under 18, 917 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 454 inhabited houses, 454 occupied houses, 38 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 77,205 bushels of peas and beans, 67,770 bushels of oats, 21,138 bushels of potatoes, 8,173 bushels of buckwheat, 5,013 tons of hay, 4,551 bushels of spring wheat, 4,503 bushels of other root crops, 3,447 acres of hay crops, 1,556 bushels of corn, 1,133 bushels of barley, 575 acres of wheat, 544 bushels of turnips, 524 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 385 bushels of rye, 194 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,987 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:
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: Q3464445
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-%C3%89lisabeth,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-%C3%89lisabeth
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/.