Ste. Scholastique, Village, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Scholastique, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 790. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112913108. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.651°N, 74.092°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Scholastique, Village had a population of 790: 385 male and 405 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 707 |
| 1881 | 790 |
| 1891 | 838 |
| 1901 | 865 |
| 1911 | 757 |
| 1921 | 840 |
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. Scholastique, Village 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 790 total population, 405 females, 385 males, 250 married persons, 141 families, 125 married females, 125 married males, 32 widowed persons, 24 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 508 single persons under 18, 256 single females under 18, 252 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 141 inhabited houses, 141 occupied houses, 4 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 5,417 bushels of potatoes, 4,038 bushels of oats, 413 bushels of peas and beans, 405 bushels of barley, 325 tons of hay, 270 acres of hay crops, 202 bushels of buckwheat, 193 bushels of spring wheat, 52 bushels of corn, 40 acres of potatoes, 38 acres of wheat, 27 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 3 bushels of turnips. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Jean Prévost | 1870–1915 | born here |
| Joseph Drouin | 1875–1937 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 790 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:
QC095002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052015— 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, Village, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-scholastique-village-qc095002-1881/.