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 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 |
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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,367 total population, 686 males, 681 females, 491 married persons, 279 families, 246 married males, 245 married females, 28 widowed persons, 15 widowed males, 13 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 848 single persons under 18, 425 single males under 18, 423 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 209 occupied houses, 207 inhabited houses, 25 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction, 2 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 24,073 bushels of oats, 6,684 bushels of potatoes, 2,148 bushels of spring wheat, 1,423 bushels of corn, 1,214 bushels of barley, 1,116 bushels of peas and beans, 639 acres of hay crops, 620 tons of hay, 420 bushels of buckwheat, 346 bushels of other root crops, 316 acres of wheat, 140 acres of potatoes, 116 bushels of turnips, 41 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 5 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,367 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:
QC058006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC058006_1861— 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. Hélène, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-h-l-ne-qc058006-1881/.