Ste. Marie Madeleine, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Marie Madeleine was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 995. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112913072. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.589°N, 73.077°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Marie Madeleine had a population of 995: 493 male and 502 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 995 |
| 1891 | 936 |
| 1921 | 611 |
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. Marie Madeleine shared boundaries with:
- La Présentation
- Notre-Dame de St. Hyacinthe
- St. Charles
- St. Damase
- St. Hilaire
- St. Jean Baptiste de Rouville
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 995 total population, 502 females, 493 males, 316 married persons, 179 families, 158 married females, 158 married males, 29 widowed persons, 19 widowed females, 10 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 650 single persons under 18, 325 single females under 18, 325 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 158 inhabited houses, 158 occupied houses, 11 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 23,328 bushels of oats, 13,797 bushels of barley, 13,029 bushels of peas and beans, 4,224 bushels of potatoes, 1,724 bushels of spring wheat, 1,388 tons of hay, 1,350 acres of hay crops, 1,126 bushels of corn, 870 bushels of other root crops, 547 bushels of buckwheat, 235 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 223 acres of wheat, 52 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 996 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:
QC062010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC091010_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112913072
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. Marie Madeleine, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-marie-madeleine-qc062010-1881/.