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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q142087. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,564 |
| 1891 | 1,483 |
| 1901 | 1,543 |
| 1911 | 1,703 |
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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,564 total population, 790 females, 774 males, 511 married persons, 314 families, 256 married males, 255 married females, 50 widowed persons, 30 widowed females, 20 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,003 single persons under 18, 505 single females under 18, 498 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 306 inhabited houses, 306 occupied houses, 23 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 59,821 bushels of potatoes, 59,300 bushels of oats, 7,587 bushels of peas and beans, 2,582 bushels of buckwheat, 2,534 bushels of barley, 2,458 bushels of spring wheat, 2,182 tons of hay, 2,175 bushels of corn, 1,915 acres of hay crops, 1,646 bushels of other root crops, 1,431 bushels of turnips, 461 acres of potatoes, 461 acres of wheat, 245 bushels of rye, 122 bushels of winter wheat, 108 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Zotique Racicot | 1845–1915 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,564 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:
QC094004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC202015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142087
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Th%C3%A9r%C3%A8se,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Th%C3%A9r%C3%A8se
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/.