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 density was 7.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 615 |
| 1891 | 1,101 |
| 1901 | 1,658 |
| 1911 | 2,492 |
| 1921 | 1,705 |
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 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 99 |
| Number of families | 99 |
| Number of females | 295 |
| Number of males | 320 |
| Number of married females | 91 |
| Number of married males | 92 |
| Number of married persons | 183 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 11 |
| POP TOT | 615 |
| Total population | 615 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 197 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 224 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 421 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 93 |
| Number of occupied houses | 93 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 562 |
| Acres of potatoes | 38 |
| Acres of wheat | 84 |
| BAR BU | 967 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 967 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,621 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 158 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 127 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,659 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 142 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,504 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,657 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,099 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 963 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,979 |
| BWT BU | 2,621 |
| CRN BU | 127 |
| HAY AC | 562 |
| HAY TONS | 612 |
| OAT BU | 7,659 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,504 |
| POT AC | 38 |
| POT BU | 4,657 |
| RYE BU | 2,099 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 612 |
| WHT AC | 84 |
| WHT SP BU | 963 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 197 |
| C UNMD M | 224 |
| C UNMD TOT | 421 |
| D OCC | 93 |
| FEMALE | 295 |
| GRA BU | 158 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 93 |
| H UNINH | 5 |
| MALE | 320 |
| MD F | 91 |
| MD M | 92 |
| MD TOT | 183 |
| NUMBER CD | 82 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 142 |
| TUR BU | 3,979 |
| WID F | 7 |
| WID M | 4 |
| WID TOT | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC082010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC047021— 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/.