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 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 density was 44.9 people per square mile.
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 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 261 |
| Number of families | 261 |
| Number of females | 652 |
| Number of males | 720 |
| Number of married females | 224 |
| Number of married males | 224 |
| Number of married persons | 448 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 40 |
| POP TOT | 1,372 |
| Total population | 1,372 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 405 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 479 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 884 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 224 |
| Number of occupied houses | 224 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,024 |
| Acres of potatoes | 96 |
| Acres of wheat | 487 |
| BAR BU | 275 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 275 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,260 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,649 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 28,193 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 300 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 9,804 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,160 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,214 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,900 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 438 |
| BWT BU | 2,260 |
| CRN BU | 1,649 |
| HAY AC | 2,024 |
| HAY TONS | 2,108 |
| OAT BU | 28,193 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 9,804 |
| POT AC | 96 |
| POT BU | 11,160 |
| RYE BU | 1,214 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,108 |
| WHT AC | 487 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,900 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 405 |
| C UNMD M | 479 |
| C UNMD TOT | 884 |
| D OCC | 224 |
| FEMALE | 652 |
| GRA BU | 32 |
| H INHAB | 224 |
| H UNINH | 25 |
| MALE | 720 |
| MD F | 224 |
| MD M | 224 |
| MD TOT | 448 |
| NUMBER CD | 87 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 300 |
| TUR BU | 438 |
| WID F | 23 |
| WID M | 17 |
| WID TOT | 40 |
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: 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. Mélanie, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-m-lanie-qc087009-1881/.