Ste. Rosalie, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Rosalie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,477. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112913101. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.651°N, 72.879°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Rosalie had a population of 1,477: 738 male and 739 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,064 |
| 1871 | 1,591 |
| 1881 | 1,477 |
| 1891 | 1,339 |
| 1901 | 1,115 |
| 1911 | 1,138 |
| 1921 | 1,262 |
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. Rosalie shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,477 total population, 739 females, 738 males, 530 married persons, 310 families, 267 married males, 263 married females, 37 widowed persons, 25 widowed females, 12 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 910 single persons under 18, 459 single males under 18, 451 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 235 inhabited houses, 235 occupied houses, 21 uninhabited houses, 9 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 43,220 bushels of oats, 7,667 bushels of peas and beans, 5,899 bushels of potatoes, 5,291 bushels of spring wheat, 4,514 bushels of barley, 3,607 bushels of other root crops, 2,902 tons of hay, 2,794 acres of hay crops, 1,391 bushels of corn, 944 bushels of buckwheat, 548 acres of wheat, 344 bushels of turnips, 229 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 92 acres of potatoes, 29 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,477 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:
QC058003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC039010_1861— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112913101
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. Rosalie, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-rosalie-qc058003-1881/.