Ste. Hénédine, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Hénédine was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,169. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464303. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.552°N, 70.986°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Hénédine had a population of 1,169: 594 male and 575 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,103 |
| 1871 | 1,234 |
| 1881 | 1,169 |
| 1891 | 1,049 |
| 1901 | 1,075 |
| 1911 | 1,113 |
| 1921 | 1,129 |
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. Hénédine shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,169 total population, 594 males, 575 females, 358 married persons, 210 families, 181 married males, 177 married females, 42 widowed persons, 25 widowed females, 17 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 769 single persons under 18, 396 single males under 18, 373 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 198 inhabited houses, 198 occupied houses, 4 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 28,700 bushels of oats, 10,812 bushels of potatoes, 2,388 bushels of spring wheat, 2,261 acres of hay crops, 1,740 tons of hay, 1,022 bushels of barley, 705 bushels of turnips, 632 bushels of peas and beans, 574 bushels of buckwheat, 306 bushels of rye, 289 bushels of other root crops, 203 acres of wheat, 133 acres of potatoes, 64 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 17 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,169 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:
QC047002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC053008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3464303
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-H%C3%A9n%C3%A9dine
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-H%C3%A9n%C3%A9dine
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. Hénédine, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-h-n-dine-qc047002-1881/.