Ste. Luce, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Luce was a census subdivision in Rimouski County, Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,567. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.533°N, 68.333°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Luce had a population of 1,567: 781 male and 786 female residents. Population density was 52.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,145 |
| 1871 | 1,774 |
| 1881 | 1,567 |
| 1891 | 1,375 |
| 1901 | 1,235 |
| 1911 | 1,696 |
| 1921 | 979 |
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. Luce, 1891 (94.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Ste. Luce shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 254 |
| Number of families | 254 |
| Number of females | 786 |
| Number of males | 781 |
| Number of married females | 223 |
| Number of married males | 224 |
| Number of married persons | 447 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 47 |
| POP TOT | 1,567 |
| Total population | 1,567 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 534 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 539 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,073 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 204 |
| Number of occupied houses | 204 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 855 |
| Acres of potatoes | 233 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,015 |
| BAR BU | 4,365 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,365 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 17,063 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 87 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 3,215 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 48,254 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 637 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 13,098 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 122 |
| BWT BU | 70 |
| HAY AC | 855 |
| HAY TONS | 1,416 |
| OAT BU | 17,063 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 3,215 |
| POT AC | 233 |
| POT BU | 48,254 |
| RYE BU | 637 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,416 |
| WHT AC | 1,015 |
| WHT SP BU | 13,098 |
Fisheries (8 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 293 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 1 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 1,642 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 11 |
| Barrels of sardines produced in the past year | 253 |
| Barrels of shad produced in the past year | 5 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 35 |
| Quintals of fascines fish produced in the past year | 25 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 293 |
| C UNMD F | 534 |
| C UNMD M | 539 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,073 |
| CD NAME | Rimouski |
| D OCC | 204 |
| FASCINE FISH Q | 25 |
| FEMALE | 786 |
| GRA BU | 15 |
| H INHAB | 204 |
| MALE | 781 |
| MCK XB Q | 1 |
| MD F | 223 |
| MD M | 224 |
| MD TOT | 447 |
| NET XX F | 35 |
| NUMBER CD | 40 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 1,642 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 87 |
| SAR XB Q | 253 |
| SHD XB Q | 5 |
| SLM XB Q | 11 |
| TUR BU | 122 |
| WID F | 29 |
| WID M | 18 |
| WID TOT | 47 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC040010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC084014— 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. Luce, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-luce-qc040010-1881/.