Ste. Félicité, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Félicité was a census subdivision in Rimouski County, Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,541. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.873°N, 67.278°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Félicité had a population of 1,541: 803 male and 738 female residents. Population density was 26.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,088 |
| 1881 | 1,541 |
| 1891 | 1,064 |
| 1901 | 1,445 |
| 1911 | 1,868 |
| 1921 | 1,935 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Ste. Félicité, 1871 (66.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Ste. Félicité shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 88 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 229 |
| Number of families | 229 |
| Number of females | 738 |
| Number of males | 803 |
| Number of married females | 214 |
| Number of married males | 219 |
| Number of married persons | 433 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 34 |
| POP TOT | 1,541 |
| Total population | 1,541 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 500 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 574 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,074 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 196 |
| Number of occupied houses | 196 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 832 |
| Acres of potatoes | 147 |
| Acres of wheat | 801 |
| BAR BU | 5,945 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5,945 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 650 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,668 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 62 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 2,544 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 25,651 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,914 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8,216 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,906 |
| BWT BU | 650 |
| HAY AC | 832 |
| HAY TONS | 611 |
| OAT BU | 3,668 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 2,544 |
| POT AC | 147 |
| POT BU | 25,651 |
| RYE BU | 1,914 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 611 |
| WHT AC | 801 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,216 |
Fisheries (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 133 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 385 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 71 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 1 |
| Barrels of sardines produced in the past year | 101 |
| Barrels of trout produced in the past year | 1 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 107 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 561 |
| Number of fishing vessels | 1 |
| Number of men on fishing vessels | 2 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 1,426 |
| Quintals of fascines fish produced in the past year | 16 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 77 |
Other recorded variables (32 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 133 |
| C UNMD F | 500 |
| C UNMD M | 574 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,074 |
| CD NAME | Rimouski |
| COD DX K | 1,426 |
| D OCC | 196 |
| FASCINE FISH Q | 16 |
| FEMALE | 738 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 561 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 196 |
| H UNINH | 20 |
| HAD DX K | 77 |
| MALE | 803 |
| MCK XB Q | 385 |
| MD F | 214 |
| MD M | 219 |
| MD TOT | 433 |
| NET XX F | 107 |
| NUMBER CD | 40 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 71 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 62 |
| SAR XB Q | 101 |
| SLM XB Q | 1 |
| TRT XB Q | 1 |
| TUR BU | 1,906 |
| VESSEL MEN Q | 2 |
| VESSEL XX Q | 1 |
| WID F | 24 |
| WID M | 10 |
| WID TOT | 34 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC040025— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC070009_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. Félicité, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-f-licit-qc040025-1881/.