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 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 density was 58.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,204 |
| 1871 | 2,811 |
| 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 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 354 |
| Number of families | 354 |
| Number of females | 968 |
| Number of males | 999 |
| Number of married females | 301 |
| Number of married males | 300 |
| Number of married persons | 601 |
| Number of widowed females | 37 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 63 |
| POP TOT | 1,967 |
| Total population | 1,967 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 630 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 673 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,303 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 327 |
| Number of occupied houses | 327 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 32 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,956 |
| Acres of potatoes | 374 |
| Acres of wheat | 555 |
| BAR BU | 5,499 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5,499 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,630 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 349 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,416 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 84,433 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 3,805 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 9,767 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 61,242 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,429 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,207 |
| BWT BU | 4,630 |
| CRN BU | 2,416 |
| HAY AC | 2,956 |
| HAY TONS | 4,327 |
| OAT BU | 84,433 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 9,767 |
| POT AC | 374 |
| POT BU | 61,242 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,327 |
| WHT AC | 555 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,429 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 630 |
| C UNMD M | 673 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,303 |
| D OCC | 327 |
| FEMALE | 968 |
| GRA BU | 349 |
| H INHAB | 327 |
| H UNINH | 32 |
| MALE | 999 |
| MD F | 301 |
| MD M | 300 |
| MD TOT | 601 |
| NUMBER CD | 95 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 3,805 |
| TUR BU | 1,207 |
| WID F | 37 |
| WID M | 26 |
| WID TOT | 63 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC095001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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/.