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 density was 60.3 people per square mile.
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 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 422 |
| Number of families | 422 |
| Number of females | 1,192 |
| Number of males | 1,198 |
| Number of married females | 368 |
| Number of married males | 369 |
| Number of married persons | 737 |
| Number of widowed females | 41 |
| Number of widowed males | 31 |
| Number of widowed persons | 72 |
| POP TOT | 2,390 |
| Total population | 2,390 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 783 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 798 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,581 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 315 |
| Number of occupied houses | 315 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 31 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,871 |
| Acres of potatoes | 187 |
| Acres of wheat | 645 |
| BAR BU | 1,047 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,047 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 12,484 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 118 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,390 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 62,825 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,011 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 15,913 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 21,946 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 797 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,290 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 759 |
| BWT BU | 12,484 |
| CRN BU | 1,390 |
| HAY AC | 1,871 |
| HAY TONS | 3,019 |
| OAT BU | 62,825 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 15,913 |
| POT AC | 187 |
| POT BU | 21,946 |
| RYE BU | 797 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,019 |
| WHT AC | 645 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,290 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 783 |
| C UNMD M | 798 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,581 |
| D OCC | 315 |
| FEMALE | 1,192 |
| GRA BU | 118 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 315 |
| H UNINH | 31 |
| MALE | 1,198 |
| MD F | 368 |
| MD M | 369 |
| MD TOT | 737 |
| NUMBER CD | 85 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,011 |
| TUR BU | 759 |
| WID F | 41 |
| WID M | 31 |
| WID TOT | 72 |
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/.