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 density was 2159.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 766 |
| 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 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 141 |
| Number of families | 141 |
| Number of females | 405 |
| Number of males | 385 |
| Number of married females | 125 |
| Number of married males | 125 |
| Number of married persons | 250 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 32 |
| POP TOT | 790 |
| Total population | 790 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 256 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 252 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 508 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 141 |
| Number of occupied houses | 141 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 270 |
| Acres of potatoes | 40 |
| Acres of wheat | 38 |
| BAR BU | 405 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 405 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 202 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 52 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,038 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 413 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,417 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 193 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3 |
| BWT BU | 202 |
| CRN BU | 52 |
| HAY AC | 270 |
| HAY TONS | 325 |
| OAT BU | 4,038 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 413 |
| POT AC | 40 |
| POT BU | 5,417 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 325 |
| WHT AC | 38 |
| WHT SP BU | 193 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 256 |
| C UNMD M | 252 |
| C UNMD TOT | 508 |
| D OCC | 141 |
| FEMALE | 405 |
| GRA BU | 27 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 141 |
| H UNINH | 4 |
| MALE | 385 |
| MD F | 125 |
| MD M | 125 |
| MD TOT | 250 |
| NUMBER CD | 95 |
| TUR BU | 3 |
| WID F | 24 |
| WID M | 8 |
| WID TOT | 32 |
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/.