Ste. Philomène, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Philomène was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,360. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112913095. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.308°N, 73.742°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Philomène had a population of 1,360: 667 male and 693 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,971 |
| 1861 | 1,924 |
| 1871 | 1,548 |
| 1881 | 1,360 |
| 1891 | 1,105 |
| 1901 | 1,080 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 980 |
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. Philomène 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 | 231 |
| Number of families | 231 |
| Number of females | 693 |
| Number of males | 667 |
| Number of married females | 200 |
| Number of married males | 202 |
| Number of married persons | 402 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 56 |
| POP TOT | 1,360 |
| Total population | 1,360 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 458 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 444 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 902 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 222 |
| Number of occupied houses | 222 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,930 |
| Acres of potatoes | 292 |
| Acres of wheat | 388 |
| BAR BU | 4,602 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,602 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,971 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 224 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 6,753 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 55,885 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 5,129 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 42,137 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 49,688 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,597 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 595 |
| BWT BU | 3,971 |
| CRN BU | 6,753 |
| HAY AC | 1,930 |
| HAY TONS | 1,814 |
| OAT BU | 55,885 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 42,137 |
| POT AC | 292 |
| POT BU | 49,688 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,814 |
| WHT AC | 388 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,597 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 458 |
| C UNMD M | 444 |
| C UNMD TOT | 902 |
| D OCC | 222 |
| FEMALE | 693 |
| GRA BU | 224 |
| H INHAB | 222 |
| MALE | 667 |
| MD F | 200 |
| MD M | 202 |
| MD TOT | 402 |
| NUMBER CD | 71 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 5,129 |
| TUR BU | 595 |
| WID F | 35 |
| WID M | 21 |
| WID TOT | 56 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC071006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC049007_1851— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112913095
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. Philomène, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-philom-ne-qc071006-1881/.