Ste. Mélanie, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Mélanie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,372. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464378. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.145°N, 73.525°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Mélanie had a population of 1,372: 720 male and 652 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,298 |
| 1871 | 1,548 |
| 1881 | 1,372 |
| 1891 | 1,243 |
| 1901 | 1,110 |
| 1911 | 1,118 |
| 1921 | 991 |
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. Mélanie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,372 total population, 720 males, 652 females, 448 married persons, 261 families, 224 married females, 224 married males, 40 widowed persons, 23 widowed females, 17 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 884 single persons under 18, 479 single males under 18, 405 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 224 inhabited houses, 224 occupied houses, 25 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 28,193 bushels of oats, 11,160 bushels of potatoes, 9,804 bushels of peas and beans, 2,260 bushels of buckwheat, 2,108 tons of hay, 2,024 acres of hay crops, 1,900 bushels of spring wheat, 1,649 bushels of corn, 1,214 bushels of rye, 487 acres of wheat, 438 bushels of turnips, 300 bushels of other root crops, 275 bushels of barley, 96 acres of potatoes, 32 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,372 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:
QC087009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC060012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3464378
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-M%C3%A9lanie,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-M%C3%A9lanie
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. Mélanie, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-m-lanie-qc087009-1881/.