Ste. Famille, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Famille was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 817. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.960°N, 70.949°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Famille had a population of 817: 384 male and 433 female residents. Population density was 42.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 850 |
| 1861 | 888 |
| 1871 | 834 |
| 1881 | 817 |
| 1891 | 786 |
| 1901 | 751 |
| 1911 | 618 |
| 1921 | 719 |
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. Famille 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 | 134 |
| Number of families | 134 |
| Number of females | 433 |
| Number of males | 384 |
| Number of married females | 122 |
| Number of married males | 123 |
| Number of married persons | 245 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 32 |
| POP TOT | 817 |
| Total population | 817 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 291 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 249 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 540 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 113 |
| Number of occupied houses | 113 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,679 |
| Acres of potatoes | 151 |
| Acres of wheat | 142 |
| BAR BU | 331 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 331 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 402 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 98 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 23,825 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,084 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,233 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 26,170 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,690 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,539 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,206 |
| BWT BU | 402 |
| CRN BU | 98 |
| HAY AC | 1,679 |
| HAY TONS | 2,223 |
| OAT BU | 23,825 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,233 |
| POT AC | 151 |
| POT BU | 26,170 |
| RYE BU | 1,690 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,223 |
| WHT AC | 142 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,539 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 291 |
| C UNMD M | 249 |
| C UNMD TOT | 540 |
| D OCC | 113 |
| FEMALE | 433 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 113 |
| H UNINH | 7 |
| MALE | 384 |
| MD F | 122 |
| MD M | 123 |
| MD TOT | 245 |
| NUMBER CD | 78 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,084 |
| TUR BU | 4,206 |
| WID F | 20 |
| WID M | 12 |
| WID TOT | 32 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC078005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC075005— 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. Famille, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-famille-qc078005-1881/.