Ste. Ursule, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Ursule was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,390. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112913132. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.330°N, 73.080°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Ursule had a population of 2,390: 1,198 male and 1,192 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,048 |
| 1861 | 2,191 |
| 1871 | 2,322 |
| 1881 | 2,390 |
| 1891 | 2,490 |
| 1901 | 2,105 |
| 1911 | 2,075 |
| 1921 | 1,487 |
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. Ursule 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 2,390 total population, 1,198 males, 1,192 females, 737 married persons, 422 families, 369 married males, 368 married females, 72 widowed persons, 41 widowed females, 31 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,581 single persons under 18, 798 single males under 18, 783 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 315 inhabited houses, 315 occupied houses, 31 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 62,825 bushels of oats, 21,946 bushels of potatoes, 15,913 bushels of peas and beans, 12,484 bushels of buckwheat, 5,290 bushels of spring wheat, 3,019 tons of hay, 2,011 bushels of other root crops, 1,871 acres of hay crops, 1,390 bushels of corn, 1,047 bushels of barley, 797 bushels of rye, 759 bushels of turnips, 645 acres of wheat, 187 acres of potatoes, 118 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Hormisdas Magnan | 1861–1935 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,390 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:
QC085005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC069013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112913132
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. Ursule, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-ursule-qc085005-1881/.