Ste. Marguerite, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Marguerite was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,518. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3464341. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.508°N, 70.926°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Marguerite had a population of 1,518: 772 male and 746 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,392 |
| 1861 | 1,824 |
| 1871 | 1,571 |
| 1881 | 1,518 |
| 1891 | 1,260 |
| 1901 | 1,088 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,101 |
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. Marguerite 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 | 311 |
| Number of families | 311 |
| Number of females | 746 |
| Number of males | 772 |
| Number of married females | 218 |
| Number of married males | 217 |
| Number of married persons | 435 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 50 |
| POP TOT | 1,518 |
| Total population | 1,518 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 496 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 537 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,033 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 238 |
| Number of occupied houses | 238 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,461 |
| Acres of potatoes | 170 |
| Acres of wheat | 182 |
| BAR BU | 1,846 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,846 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,959 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 80 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 31,681 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 771 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 725 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,989 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,307 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,100 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 9 |
| BWT BU | 1,959 |
| CRN BU | 26 |
| HAY AC | 3,461 |
| HAY TONS | 2,581 |
| OAT BU | 31,681 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 725 |
| POT AC | 170 |
| POT BU | 17,989 |
| RYE BU | 45 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,581 |
| WHT AC | 182 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,307 |
| WHT WTR BU | 9 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 496 |
| C UNMD M | 537 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,033 |
| D OCC | 238 |
| FEMALE | 746 |
| GRA BU | 80 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 238 |
| H UNINH | 12 |
| MALE | 772 |
| MD F | 218 |
| MD M | 217 |
| MD TOT | 435 |
| NUMBER CD | 47 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 771 |
| TUR BU | 1,100 |
| WID F | 32 |
| WID M | 18 |
| WID TOT | 50 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC047003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC053015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3464341
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. Marguerite, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-marguerite-qc047003-1881/.