Ste. Geneviève, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Geneviève was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,312. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.483°N, 73.847°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Geneviève had a population of 1,312: 675 male and 637 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,343 |
| 1871 | 1,304 |
| 1881 | 1,312 |
| 1891 | 1,295 |
| 1901 | 1,186 |
| 1911 | — |
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:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 247 |
| Number of families | 247 |
| Number of females | 637 |
| Number of males | 675 |
| Number of married females | 209 |
| Number of married males | 212 |
| Number of married persons | 421 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 51 |
| POP TOT | 1,312 |
| Total population | 1,312 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 395 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 445 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 840 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 240 |
| Number of occupied houses | 240 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,056 |
| Acres of potatoes | 359 |
| Acres of wheat | 458 |
| BAR BU | 5,583 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5,583 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,998 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 144 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,671 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 34,749 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 4,837 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 12,881 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 37,747 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 76 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,253 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 73 |
| BWT BU | 4,998 |
| CRN BU | 2,671 |
| HAY AC | 1,056 |
| HAY TONS | 1,067 |
| OAT BU | 34,749 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 12,881 |
| POT AC | 359 |
| POT BU | 37,747 |
| RYE BU | 76 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,067 |
| WHT AC | 458 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,253 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 395 |
| C UNMD M | 445 |
| C UNMD TOT | 840 |
| D OCC | 240 |
| FEMALE | 637 |
| GRA BU | 144 |
| H INHAB | 240 |
| H UNINH | 8 |
| MALE | 675 |
| MD F | 209 |
| MD M | 212 |
| MD TOT | 421 |
| NUMBER CD | 92 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 4,837 |
| TUR BU | 73 |
| WID F | 33 |
| WID M | 18 |
| WID TOT | 51 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC092007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC162006— 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-qc092007-1881/.