Ste. Geneviève, Village, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Geneviève, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 751. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912999. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.481°N, 73.869°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Geneviève, Village had a population of 751: 343 male and 408 female residents. Population density was 2211.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 666 |
| 1871 | 672 |
| 1881 | 751 |
| 1891 | 729 |
| 1901 | 735 |
| 1911 | 612 |
| 1921 | 278 |
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, Village 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 | 152 |
| Number of families | 152 |
| Number of females | 408 |
| Number of males | 343 |
| Number of married females | 127 |
| Number of married males | 130 |
| Number of married persons | 257 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 36 |
| POP TOT | 751 |
| Total population | 751 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 254 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 204 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 458 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 138 |
| Number of occupied houses | 138 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 97 |
| Acres of potatoes | 38 |
| Acres of wheat | 26 |
| BAR BU | 225 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 225 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 593 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 368 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,629 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 957 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,045 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,837 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 426 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 99 |
| BWT BU | 593 |
| CRN BU | 368 |
| HAY AC | 97 |
| HAY TONS | 126 |
| OAT BU | 2,629 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,045 |
| POT AC | 38 |
| POT BU | 3,837 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 126 |
| WHT AC | 26 |
| WHT SP BU | 426 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 254 |
| C UNMD M | 204 |
| C UNMD TOT | 458 |
| D OCC | 138 |
| FEMALE | 408 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 138 |
| H UNINH | 6 |
| MALE | 343 |
| MD F | 127 |
| MD M | 130 |
| MD TOT | 257 |
| NUMBER CD | 92 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 957 |
| TUR BU | 99 |
| WID F | 27 |
| WID M | 9 |
| WID TOT | 36 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC092008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC076037— 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, Village, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-genevi-ve-village-qc092008-1881/.