Ste. Hélène, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Hélène was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,367. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464297. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.735°N, 72.740°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Hélène had a population of 1,367: 686 male and 681 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 906 |
| 1871 | 1,157 |
| 1881 | 1,367 |
| 1891 | 1,526 |
| 1901 | 1,263 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,185 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ste. Hélène, 1891 (94.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Ste. Hélène 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 | 279 |
| Number of families | 279 |
| Number of females | 681 |
| Number of males | 686 |
| Number of married females | 245 |
| Number of married males | 246 |
| Number of married persons | 491 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 28 |
| POP TOT | 1,367 |
| Total population | 1,367 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 423 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 425 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 848 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 207 |
| Number of occupied houses | 209 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 639 |
| Acres of potatoes | 140 |
| Acres of wheat | 316 |
| BAR BU | 1,214 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,214 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 420 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 41 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,423 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 24,073 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 346 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,116 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,684 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,148 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 116 |
| BWT BU | 420 |
| CRN BU | 1,423 |
| HAY AC | 639 |
| HAY TONS | 620 |
| OAT BU | 24,073 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,116 |
| POT AC | 140 |
| POT BU | 6,684 |
| RYE BU | 5 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 620 |
| WHT AC | 316 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,148 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 423 |
| C UNMD M | 425 |
| C UNMD TOT | 848 |
| D OCC | 209 |
| FEMALE | 681 |
| GRA BU | 41 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 207 |
| H UNINH | 25 |
| MALE | 686 |
| MD F | 245 |
| MD M | 246 |
| MD TOT | 491 |
| NUMBER CD | 58 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 346 |
| SHAN | 2 |
| TUR BU | 116 |
| WID F | 13 |
| WID M | 15 |
| WID TOT | 28 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC058006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC039005_1861— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3464297
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. Hélène, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-h-l-ne-qc058006-1881/.