Ste. Germaine, lac Etchemin, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Germaine, lac Etchemin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,089. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912511. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.399°N, 70.515°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Germaine, lac Etchemin had a population of 1,089: 579 male and 510 female residents. Population density was 16.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 730 |
| 1881 | 1,089 |
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. Germaine, lac Etchemin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 205 |
| Number of families | 205 |
| Number of females | 510 |
| Number of males | 579 |
| Number of married females | 185 |
| Number of married males | 189 |
| Number of married persons | 374 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 15 |
| POP TOT | 1,089 |
| Total population | 1,089 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 316 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 384 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 700 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 189 |
| Number of occupied houses | 189 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,015 |
| Acres of potatoes | 101 |
| Acres of wheat | 29 |
| BAR BU | 4,115 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,115 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,629 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 61 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 10,217 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 164 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 322 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,960 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 111 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 311 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,167 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 17 |
| BWT BU | 4,629 |
| CRN BU | 4 |
| HAY AC | 2,015 |
| HAY TONS | 1,126 |
| OAT BU | 10,217 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 322 |
| POT AC | 101 |
| POT BU | 9,960 |
| RYE BU | 111 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,126 |
| WHT AC | 29 |
| WHT SP BU | 311 |
| WHT WTR BU | 17 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 316 |
| C UNMD M | 384 |
| C UNMD TOT | 700 |
| D OCC | 189 |
| FEMALE | 510 |
| GRA BU | 61 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 189 |
| H UNINH | 14 |
| MALE | 579 |
| MD F | 185 |
| MD M | 189 |
| MD TOT | 374 |
| NUMBER CD | 47 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 164 |
| TUR BU | 1,167 |
| WID F | 9 |
| WID M | 6 |
| WID TOT | 15 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC047012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC047012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912511
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. Germaine, lac Etchemin, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-germaine-lac-etchemin-qc047012-1881/.