Ste. Flavie, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Flavie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,968. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q106815219. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.594°N, 68.204°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Flavie had a population of 1,968: 977 male and 991 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,203 |
| 1871 | 2,221 |
| 1881 | 1,968 |
| 1891 | 1,296 |
| 1901 | 1,147 |
| 1911 | 669 |
| 1921 | 707 |
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 was contained in Ste. Flavie, 1871 (69.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Mont Joli, VL, 1891 (1.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Ste. Flavie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 47 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,968 total population, 991 females, 977 males, 544 married persons, 313 families, 272 married females, 272 married males, 38 widowed persons, 26 widowed females, 12 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,386 single persons under 18, 693 single females under 18, 693 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 252 inhabited houses, 252 occupied houses, 20 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 52,670 bushels of potatoes, 19,690 bushels of oats, 16,363 bushels of spring wheat, 4,356 bushels of peas and beans, 3,314 bushels of barley, 1,955 acres of wheat, 1,391 acres of hay crops, 1,138 tons of hay, 1,014 bushels of other root crops, 660 bushels of turnips, 459 bushels of rye, 291 acres of potatoes, 280 bushels of buckwheat, 54 bushels of winter wheat, 32 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 13 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 395 fathoms of fishing nets, 357 barrels of herring or alewives, 127 gallons of fish oil, 29 barrels of other fish, 17 quintals of fascines fish, 12 barrels of mackerel, 11 men on fishing vessels, 8 quintals of cod, 5 men on fishing boats, 4 fishing vessels, 3 barrels of halibut, 3 fishing boats, 1 barrels of eels, 1 barrels of salmon. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.) The 1881 enumerator also recorded 75 barrels of sardines — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,968 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:
QC040014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC084009_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q106815219
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. Flavie, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-flavie-qc040014-1881/.