Ste. Justine de Newton, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Justine de Newton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,671. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464316. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.359°N, 74.382°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Justine de Newton had a population of 1,671: 871 male and 800 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,549 |
| 1881 | 1,671 |
| 1891 | 1,536 |
| 1901 | 1,472 |
| 1911 | 1,332 |
| 1921 | 1,248 |
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. Justine de Newton shared boundaries with:
- Buckingham
- Buckingham, Village
- Hawkesbury E
- Lancaster
- Lochiel
- Rigaud
- St. Clet
- St. Polycarpe
- St. Télesphore
- Ste. Marthe
- Templeton E
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 1,671 total population, 871 males, 800 females, 507 married persons, 289 families, 254 married males, 253 married females, 55 widowed persons, 34 widowed females, 21 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,109 single persons under 18, 596 single males under 18, 513 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 283 inhabited houses, 283 occupied houses, 19 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 59,749 bushels of oats, 32,384 bushels of peas and beans, 13,474 bushels of potatoes, 5,278 bushels of spring wheat, 4,869 bushels of barley, 1,399 bushels of buckwheat, 1,244 acres of hay crops, 1,230 bushels of corn, 966 tons of hay, 709 acres of wheat, 410 bushels of other root crops, 171 bushels of turnips, 143 acres of potatoes, 104 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 33 bushels of rye, 28 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,671 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:
QC075004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC097003_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3464316
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Justine-de-Newton
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Justine-de-Newton
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. Justine de Newton, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-justine-de-newton-qc075004-1881/.