Ste. Thérèse, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Thérèse was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,564. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.659°N, 73.855°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Thérèse had a population of 1,564: 774 male and 790 female residents. Population density was 31.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,899 |
| 1861 | 1,864 |
| 1871 | 1,768 |
| 1881 | 1,564 |
| 1891 | 1,483 |
| 1901 | 1,543 |
| 1911 | 1,703 |
| 1921 | 2,049 |
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. Thérèse shared boundaries with:
- St. Augustin
- St. Eustache
- St. Janvier
- Ste. Anne des Plaines
- Ste. Monique
- Ste. Thérèse, Village
- Terrebonne, Town—Ville
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 314 |
| Number of families | 314 |
| Number of females | 790 |
| Number of males | 774 |
| Number of married females | 255 |
| Number of married males | 256 |
| Number of married persons | 511 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 50 |
| POP TOT | 1,564 |
| Total population | 1,564 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 505 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 498 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,003 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 306 |
| Number of occupied houses | 306 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,915 |
| Acres of potatoes | 461 |
| Acres of wheat | 461 |
| BAR BU | 2,534 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,534 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,582 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 108 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,175 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 59,300 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,646 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 7,587 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 59,821 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 245 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,458 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,431 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 122 |
| BWT BU | 2,582 |
| CRN BU | 2,175 |
| HAY AC | 1,915 |
| HAY TONS | 2,182 |
| OAT BU | 59,300 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 7,587 |
| POT AC | 461 |
| POT BU | 59,821 |
| RYE BU | 245 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,182 |
| WHT AC | 461 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,458 |
| WHT WTR BU | 122 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 505 |
| C UNMD M | 498 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,003 |
| D OCC | 306 |
| FEMALE | 790 |
| GRA BU | 108 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 306 |
| H UNINH | 23 |
| MALE | 774 |
| MD F | 255 |
| MD M | 256 |
| MD TOT | 511 |
| NUMBER CD | 94 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,646 |
| TUR BU | 1,431 |
| WID F | 30 |
| WID M | 20 |
| WID TOT | 50 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC094004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC096016— 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. Thérèse, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-th-r-se-qc094004-1881/.