Ste. Rose du Dégelé, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Rose du Dégelé was a census subdivision in Temiscouata County, Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 672. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q106815270. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.505°N, 68.626°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Rose du Dégelé had a population of 672: 359 male and 313 female residents. Population density was 9.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 672 |
| 1891 | 800 |
| 1901 | 963 |
| 1911 | 1,325 |
| 1921 | 1,962 |
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 Lac Témiscouata, 1871 (32.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Ste. Rose du Dégelé shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 74 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 102 |
| Number of families | 102 |
| Number of females | 313 |
| Number of males | 359 |
| Number of married females | 101 |
| Number of married males | 100 |
| Number of married persons | 201 |
| Number of widowed females | 2 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 10 |
| POP TOT | 672 |
| Total population | 672 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 210 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 251 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 461 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 92 |
| Number of occupied houses | 92 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 818 |
| Acres of potatoes | 108 |
| Acres of wheat | 82 |
| BAR BU | 1,204 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,204 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,191 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,416 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 979 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 609 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,685 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,259 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,145 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 521 |
| BWT BU | 3,191 |
| CRN BU | 4 |
| HAY AC | 818 |
| HAY TONS | 444 |
| OAT BU | 3,416 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 609 |
| POT AC | 108 |
| POT BU | 8,685 |
| RYE BU | 1,259 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 444 |
| WHT AC | 82 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,145 |
Fisheries (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 1 |
| Barrels of trout produced in the past year | 8 |
| Barrels of whitefish produced in the past year | 4 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 94 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 210 |
| C UNMD M | 251 |
| C UNMD TOT | 461 |
| CD NAME | Temiscouata |
| D OCC | 92 |
| FEMALE | 313 |
| GRA BU | 17 |
| H CON | 8 |
| H INHAB | 92 |
| H UNINH | 13 |
| MALE | 359 |
| MD F | 101 |
| MD M | 100 |
| MD TOT | 201 |
| NET XX F | 94 |
| NUMBER CD | 41 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 1 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 979 |
| TRT XB Q | 8 |
| TUR BU | 521 |
| WHTFISH XB Q | 4 |
| WID F | 2 |
| WID M | 8 |
| WID TOT | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC041020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC095026— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q106815270
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. Rose du Dégelé, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-rose-du-d-gel-qc041020-1881/.