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 density was 16.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 263 |
| 1881 | 465 |
| 1891 | 833 |
| 1901 | 939 |
| 1911 | 1,282 |
| 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 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 78 |
| Number of families | 78 |
| Number of females | 227 |
| Number of males | 238 |
| Number of married females | 68 |
| Number of married males | 75 |
| Number of married persons | 143 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 7 |
| POP TOT | 465 |
| Total population | 465 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 154 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 161 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 315 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 76 |
| Number of occupied houses | 76 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 226 |
| Acres of potatoes | 52 |
| Acres of wheat | 88 |
| BAR BU | 72 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 72 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 595 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 95 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 184 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9,832 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,522 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,069 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 604 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1 |
| BWT BU | 595 |
| CRN BU | 184 |
| HAY AC | 226 |
| HAY TONS | 246 |
| OAT BU | 9,832 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,522 |
| POT AC | 52 |
| POT BU | 3,069 |
| RYE BU | 11 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 246 |
| WHT AC | 88 |
| WHT SP BU | 604 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 154 |
| C UNMD M | 161 |
| C UNMD TOT | 315 |
| D OCC | 76 |
| FEMALE | 227 |
| GRA BU | 95 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 76 |
| H UNINH | 20 |
| MALE | 238 |
| MD F | 68 |
| MD M | 75 |
| MD TOT | 143 |
| NUMBER CD | 51 |
| TUR BU | 1 |
| WID F | 5 |
| WID M | 2 |
| WID TOT | 7 |
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/.