Ste. Geneviève, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Geneviève was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,294. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464279. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.541°N, 72.348°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Geneviève had a population of 2,294: 1,134 male and 1,160 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,277 |
| 1881 | 2,294 |
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. Geneviève shared boundaries with:
- La Visitation
- St. François-Xavier de Batiscan
- St. Luc
- St. Narcisse
- St. Prosper
- St. Stanislas
- Ste. Anne de la Pérade
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,294 total population, 1,160 females, 1,134 males, 718 married persons, 404 families, 360 married males, 358 married females, 84 widowed persons, 50 widowed females, 34 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,492 single persons under 18, 752 single females under 18, 740 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 352 inhabited houses, 352 occupied houses, 36 uninhabited houses, 7 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 49,108 bushels of oats, 17,501 bushels of potatoes, 8,260 bushels of buckwheat, 4,579 bushels of peas and beans, 3,312 bushels of spring wheat, 2,696 tons of hay, 2,055 bushels of other root crops, 1,491 acres of hay crops, 1,024 bushels of barley, 907 bushels of corn, 895 bushels of turnips, 539 bushels of rye, 313 acres of wheat, 136 acres of potatoes, 20 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,293 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:
QC082004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC082004_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3464279
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Genevi%C3%A8ve-de-Batiscan
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Genevi%C3%A8ve-de-Batiscan
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. Geneviève, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-genevi-ve-qc082004-1881/.