Ste. Flavie, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Flavie was a census subdivision in Rimouski County, Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,968. 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 density was 80.7 people per square mile.
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, Village, 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 96 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 313 |
| Number of families | 313 |
| Number of females | 991 |
| Number of males | 977 |
| Number of married females | 272 |
| Number of married males | 272 |
| Number of married persons | 544 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 38 |
| POP TOT | 1,968 |
| Total population | 1,968 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 693 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 693 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,386 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 252 |
| Number of occupied houses | 252 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,391 |
| Acres of potatoes | 291 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,955 |
| BAR BU | 3,314 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,314 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 280 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 19,690 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,014 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 4,356 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 52,670 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 459 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 16,363 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 660 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 54 |
| BWT BU | 280 |
| CRN BU | 13 |
| HAY AC | 1,391 |
| HAY TONS | 1,138 |
| OAT BU | 19,690 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 4,356 |
| POT AC | 291 |
| POT BU | 52,670 |
| RYE BU | 459 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,138 |
| WHT AC | 1,955 |
| WHT SP BU | 16,363 |
| WHT WTR BU | 54 |
Fisheries (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of eels produced in the past year | 1 |
| Barrels of halibut produced in the past year | 3 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 357 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 12 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 29 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 1 |
| Barrels of sardines produced in the past year | 75 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 395 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 127 |
| Number of fishing boats | 3 |
| Number of fishing vessels | 4 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 5 |
| Number of men on fishing vessels | 11 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 8 |
| Quintals of fascines fish produced in the past year | 17 |
Other recorded variables (34 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 357 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 5 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 3 |
| C UNMD F | 693 |
| C UNMD M | 693 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,386 |
| CD NAME | Rimouski |
| COD DX K | 8 |
| D OCC | 252 |
| EEL XB Q | 1 |
| FASCINE FISH Q | 17 |
| FEMALE | 991 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 127 |
| GRA BU | 32 |
| H INHAB | 252 |
| H UNINH | 20 |
| HAL XB Q | 3 |
| MALE | 977 |
| MCK XB Q | 12 |
| MD F | 272 |
| MD M | 272 |
| MD TOT | 544 |
| NET XX F | 395 |
| NUMBER CD | 40 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 29 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,014 |
| SAR XB Q | 75 |
| SLM XB Q | 1 |
| TUR BU | 660 |
| VESSEL MEN Q | 11 |
| VESSEL XX Q | 4 |
| WID F | 26 |
| WID M | 12 |
| WID TOT | 38 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC040014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC084009— 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. Flavie, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-flavie-qc040014-1881/.