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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464448. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 800 |
| 1891 | 939 |
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 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 800 total population, 416 males, 384 females, 271 married persons, 140 families, 136 married males, 135 married females, 6 widowed persons, 3 widowed females, 3 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 523 single persons under 18, 277 single males under 18, 246 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 134 inhabited houses, 134 occupied houses, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 14,011 bushels of oats, 4,952 bushels of potatoes, 4,069 bushels of buckwheat, 1,114 bushels of rye, 843 bushels of peas and beans, 774 bushels of spring wheat, 683 bushels of turnips, 629 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 534 tons of hay, 502 acres of hay crops, 452 bushels of barley, 180 bushels of corn, 58 acres of wheat, 53 bushels of other root crops, 39 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 800 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:
QC087008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC159008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3464448
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-%C3%89m%C3%A9lie-de-l%27%C3%89nergie
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-%C3%89m%C3%A9lie-de-l%27%C3%89nergie
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/.