Ste. Perpétue, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Perpétue was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 465. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112913093. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.078°N, 72.454°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Perpétue had a population of 465: 238 male and 227 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 263 |
| 1881 | 465 |
| 1891 | 833 |
| 1901 | 939 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,232 |
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. Perpétue shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 465 total population, 238 males, 227 females, 143 married persons, 78 families, 75 married males, 68 married females, 7 widowed persons, 5 widowed females, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 315 single persons under 18, 161 single males under 18, 154 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 76 inhabited houses, 76 occupied houses, 20 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 9,832 bushels of oats, 3,069 bushels of potatoes, 1,522 bushels of peas and beans, 604 bushels of spring wheat, 595 bushels of buckwheat, 246 tons of hay, 226 acres of hay crops, 184 bushels of corn, 95 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 88 acres of wheat, 72 bushels of barley, 52 acres of potatoes, 11 bushels of rye, 1 bushels of turnips. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 465 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:
QC051009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC078016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112913093
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. Perpétue, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-perp-tue-qc051009-1881/.