Ste. Rose du Dégelé, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Rose du Dégelé was a census subdivision in 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 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 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 672 total population, 359 males, 313 females, 201 married persons, 102 families, 101 married females, 100 married males, 10 widowed persons, 8 widowed males, 2 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 461 single persons under 18, 251 single males under 18, 210 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 92 inhabited houses, 92 occupied houses, 13 uninhabited houses, 8 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 8,685 bushels of potatoes, 3,416 bushels of oats, 3,191 bushels of buckwheat, 1,259 bushels of rye, 1,204 bushels of barley, 1,145 bushels of spring wheat, 979 bushels of other root crops, 818 acres of hay crops, 609 bushels of peas and beans, 521 bushels of turnips, 444 tons of hay, 108 acres of potatoes, 82 acres of wheat, 17 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 4 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 94 fathoms of fishing nets, 8 barrels of trout, 1 barrels of other fish. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.) The 1881 enumerator also recorded 4 barrels of whitefish — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 672 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:
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/.