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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912999. 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 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,312 total population, 675 males, 637 females, 421 married persons, 247 families, 212 married males, 209 married females, 51 widowed persons, 33 widowed females, 18 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 840 single persons under 18, 445 single males under 18, 395 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 240 inhabited houses, 240 occupied houses, 8 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 37,747 bushels of potatoes, 34,749 bushels of oats, 12,881 bushels of peas and beans, 5,583 bushels of barley, 4,998 bushels of buckwheat, 4,837 bushels of other root crops, 3,253 bushels of spring wheat, 2,671 bushels of corn, 1,067 tons of hay, 1,056 acres of hay crops, 458 acres of wheat, 359 acres of potatoes, 144 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 76 bushels of rye, 73 bushels of turnips. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,312 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:
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: Q112912999
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/.