Ste. Scholastique, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Scholastique was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,967. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112913108. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.648°N, 74.105°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Scholastique had a population of 1,967: 999 male and 968 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,967 |
| 1891 | 1,770 |
| 1901 | 1,551 |
| 1911 | 1,471 |
| 1921 | 1,374 |
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 Ste. Scholastique, 1871 (80.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Ste. Scholastique shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,967 total population, 999 males, 968 females, 601 married persons, 354 families, 301 married females, 300 married males, 63 widowed persons, 37 widowed females, 26 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,303 single persons under 18, 673 single males under 18, 630 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 327 inhabited houses, 327 occupied houses, 32 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 84,433 bushels of oats, 61,242 bushels of potatoes, 9,767 bushels of peas and beans, 5,499 bushels of barley, 4,630 bushels of buckwheat, 4,327 tons of hay, 3,805 bushels of other root crops, 3,429 bushels of spring wheat, 2,956 acres of hay crops, 2,416 bushels of corn, 1,207 bushels of turnips, 555 acres of wheat, 374 acres of potatoes, 349 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,967 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:
QC095001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052011_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112913108
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. Scholastique, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-scholastique-qc095001-1881/.