Ste. Thècle, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Thècle was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 615. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112913114. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.846°N, 72.576°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Thècle had a population of 615: 320 male and 295 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 615 |
| 1891 | 1,101 |
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 Batiscan, 1871 (54.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Ste. Thècle shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 615 total population, 320 males, 295 females, 183 married persons, 99 families, 92 married males, 91 married females, 11 widowed persons, 7 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 421 single persons under 18, 224 single males under 18, 197 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 93 inhabited houses, 93 occupied houses, 5 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 7,659 bushels of oats, 4,657 bushels of potatoes, 3,979 bushels of turnips, 2,621 bushels of buckwheat, 2,099 bushels of rye, 1,504 bushels of peas and beans, 967 bushels of barley, 963 bushels of spring wheat, 612 tons of hay, 562 acres of hay crops, 158 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 142 bushels of other root crops, 127 bushels of corn, 84 acres of wheat, 38 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 615 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:
QC082010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC146016— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112913114
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. Thècle, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-th-cle-qc082010-1881/.