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 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 density was 57.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,277 |
| 1881 | 2,294 |
| 1891 | 1,985 |
| 1901 | 1,814 |
| 1911 | 1,847 |
| 1921 | 1,725 |
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 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 404 |
| Number of families | 404 |
| Number of females | 1,160 |
| Number of males | 1,134 |
| Number of married females | 358 |
| Number of married males | 360 |
| Number of married persons | 718 |
| Number of widowed females | 50 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 84 |
| POP TOT | 2,294 |
| Total population | 2,294 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 752 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 740 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,492 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 352 |
| Number of occupied houses | 352 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 36 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,491 |
| Acres of potatoes | 136 |
| Acres of wheat | 313 |
| BAR BU | 1,024 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,024 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 8,260 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 907 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 49,108 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,055 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 4,579 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,501 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 539 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,312 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 895 |
| BWT BU | 8,260 |
| CRN BU | 907 |
| HAY AC | 1,491 |
| HAY TONS | 2,696 |
| OAT BU | 49,108 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 4,579 |
| POT AC | 136 |
| POT BU | 17,501 |
| RYE BU | 539 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,696 |
| WHT AC | 313 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,312 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 752 |
| C UNMD M | 740 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,492 |
| D OCC | 352 |
| FEMALE | 1,160 |
| GRA BU | 20 |
| H CON | 7 |
| H INHAB | 352 |
| H UNINH | 36 |
| MALE | 1,134 |
| MD F | 358 |
| MD M | 360 |
| MD TOT | 718 |
| NUMBER CD | 82 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,055 |
| TUR BU | 895 |
| WID F | 50 |
| WID M | 34 |
| WID TOT | 84 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC082004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC047008_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. Geneviève, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-genevi-ve-qc082004-1881/.