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 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 density was 49.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 488 |
| 1861 | 1,029 |
| 1871 | 1,227 |
| 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:
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 | 289 |
| Number of families | 289 |
| Number of females | 800 |
| Number of males | 871 |
| Number of married females | 253 |
| Number of married males | 254 |
| Number of married persons | 507 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 55 |
| POP TOT | 1,671 |
| Total population | 1,671 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 513 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 596 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,109 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 283 |
| Number of occupied houses | 283 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,244 |
| Acres of potatoes | 143 |
| Acres of wheat | 709 |
| BAR BU | 4,869 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,869 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,399 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 104 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,230 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 59,749 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 410 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 32,384 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,474 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 33 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,278 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 171 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 28 |
| BWT BU | 1,399 |
| CRN BU | 1,230 |
| HAY AC | 1,244 |
| HAY TONS | 966 |
| OAT BU | 59,749 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 32,384 |
| POT AC | 143 |
| POT BU | 13,474 |
| RYE BU | 33 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 966 |
| WHT AC | 709 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,278 |
| WHT WTR BU | 28 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 513 |
| C UNMD M | 596 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,109 |
| D OCC | 283 |
| FEMALE | 800 |
| GRA BU | 104 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 283 |
| H UNINH | 19 |
| MALE | 871 |
| MD F | 253 |
| MD M | 254 |
| MD TOT | 507 |
| NUMBER CD | 75 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 410 |
| TUR BU | 171 |
| WID F | 34 |
| WID M | 21 |
| WID TOT | 55 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC075004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC097003— 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. 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/.