Ste. Pétronille de Beaulieu, Village, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Pétronille de Beaulieu, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 333. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.855°N, 71.120°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Pétronille de Beaulieu, Village had a population of 333: 147 male and 186 female residents. Population density was 184.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 333 |
| 1891 | 285 |
| 1901 | 220 |
| 1911 | 477 |
| 1921 | 282 |
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 St. Pierre, 1871 (12.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Ste. Pétronille de Beaulieu, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 59 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 51 |
| Number of families | 51 |
| Number of females | 186 |
| Number of males | 147 |
| Number of married females | 50 |
| Number of married males | 50 |
| Number of married persons | 100 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 15 |
| POP TOT | 333 |
| Total population | 333 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 124 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 94 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 218 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 51 |
| Number of occupied houses | 51 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 38 |
Agriculture (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 44 |
| Acres of potatoes | 13 |
| BAR BU | 2 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 76 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 23 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 809 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 158 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 38 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,015 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2 |
| BWT BU | 76 |
| CRN BU | 23 |
| HAY AC | 44 |
| HAY TONS | 67 |
| OAT BU | 809 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 38 |
| POT AC | 13 |
| POT BU | 1,015 |
| RYE BU | 1 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 67 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 124 |
| C UNMD M | 94 |
| C UNMD TOT | 218 |
| D OCC | 51 |
| FEMALE | 186 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 51 |
| H UNINH | 38 |
| MALE | 147 |
| MD F | 50 |
| MD M | 50 |
| MD TOT | 100 |
| NUMBER CD | 78 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 158 |
| TUR BU | 2 |
| WID F | 12 |
| WID M | 3 |
| WID TOT | 15 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC078001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC075013— 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. Pétronille de Beaulieu, Village, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-p-tronille-de-beaulieu-village-qc078001-1881/.