Ste. Emélie de l'Energie, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Emélie de l'Energie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 800. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.323°N, 73.659°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Emélie de l'Energie had a population of 800: 416 male and 384 female residents. Population density was 18.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 800 |
| 1891 | 939 |
| 1901 | 1,201 |
| 1911 | 1,471 |
| 1921 | 1,151 |
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. Emélie de l'Energie 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 | 140 |
| Number of families | 140 |
| Number of females | 384 |
| Number of males | 416 |
| Number of married females | 135 |
| Number of married males | 136 |
| Number of married persons | 271 |
| Number of widowed females | 3 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 6 |
| POP TOT | 800 |
| Total population | 800 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 246 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 277 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 523 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 134 |
| Number of occupied houses | 134 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 502 |
| Acres of potatoes | 39 |
| Acres of wheat | 58 |
| BAR BU | 452 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 452 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,069 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 629 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 180 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 14,011 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 53 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 843 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,952 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,114 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 774 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 683 |
| BWT BU | 4,069 |
| CRN BU | 180 |
| HAY AC | 502 |
| HAY TONS | 534 |
| OAT BU | 14,011 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 843 |
| POT AC | 39 |
| POT BU | 4,952 |
| RYE BU | 1,114 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 534 |
| WHT AC | 58 |
| WHT SP BU | 774 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 246 |
| C UNMD M | 277 |
| C UNMD TOT | 523 |
| D OCC | 134 |
| FEMALE | 384 |
| GRA BU | 629 |
| H INHAB | 134 |
| H UNINH | 1 |
| MALE | 416 |
| MD F | 135 |
| MD M | 136 |
| MD TOT | 271 |
| NUMBER CD | 87 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 53 |
| TUR BU | 683 |
| WID F | 3 |
| WID M | 3 |
| WID TOT | 6 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC087008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC060009— 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. Emélie de l'Energie, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-em-lie-de-l-energie-qc087008-1881/.