Ste. Marie, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Marie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,782. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.447°N, 71.008°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Marie had a population of 2,782: 1,386 male and 1,396 female residents. Population density was 51.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,395 |
| 1871 | 3,166 |
| 1881 | 2,782 |
| 1891 | 2,897 |
| 1901 | 2,539 |
| 1911 | 2,555 |
| 1921 | 1,170 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Ste. Marie, 1871 (81.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Ste. Marie shared boundaries with:
- Saints Anges
- St. Bernard
- St. Elzéar
- St. Frédéric
- St. Isidore
- St. Joseph
- St. Séverin
- Ste. Hénédine
- Ste. Marguerite
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 574 |
| Number of families | 574 |
| Number of females | 1,396 |
| Number of males | 1,386 |
| Number of married females | 424 |
| Number of married males | 422 |
| Number of married persons | 846 |
| Number of widowed females | 54 |
| Number of widowed males | 38 |
| Number of widowed persons | 92 |
| POP TOT | 2,782 |
| Total population | 2,782 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 918 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 926 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,844 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 480 |
| Number of occupied houses | 480 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,038 |
| Acres of potatoes | 176 |
| Acres of wheat | 132 |
| BAR BU | 4,739 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,739 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 841 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 140 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 247 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 52,075 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,895 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,715 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,939 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 65 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,957 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,193 |
| BWT BU | 841 |
| CRN BU | 247 |
| HAY AC | 5,038 |
| HAY TONS | 4,919 |
| OAT BU | 52,075 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,715 |
| POT AC | 176 |
| POT BU | 22,939 |
| RYE BU | 65 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,919 |
| WHT AC | 132 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,957 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 918 |
| C UNMD M | 926 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,844 |
| D OCC | 480 |
| FEMALE | 1,396 |
| GRA BU | 140 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 480 |
| H UNINH | 13 |
| MALE | 1,386 |
| MD F | 424 |
| MD M | 422 |
| MD TOT | 846 |
| NUMBER CD | 48 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,895 |
| TUR BU | 2,193 |
| WID F | 54 |
| WID M | 38 |
| WID TOT | 92 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC048001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC040015— 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. Marie, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-marie-qc048001-1881/.