Ste. Victoire, Quebec (1881 census)
Ste. Victoire was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,550. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q785145. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.953°N, 73.079°W.
Population
In 1881, Ste. Victoire had a population of 1,550: 792 male and 758 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,100 |
| 1861 | 1,528 |
| 1871 | 1,620 |
| 1881 | 1,550 |
| 1891 | 1,532 |
| 1901 | 1,463 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,211 |
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. Victoire shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 281 |
| Number of families | 281 |
| Number of females | 758 |
| Number of males | 792 |
| Number of married females | 261 |
| Number of married males | 264 |
| Number of married persons | 525 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 51 |
| POP TOT | 1,550 |
| Total population | 1,550 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 465 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 509 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 974 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 215 |
| Number of occupied houses | 215 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 42 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,078 |
| Acres of potatoes | 152 |
| Acres of wheat | 111 |
| BAR BU | 1,592 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,592 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,041 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,252 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 43,970 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 432 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 2,679 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,448 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 474 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 957 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,482 |
| BWT BU | 4,041 |
| CRN BU | 1,252 |
| HAY AC | 1,078 |
| HAY TONS | 1,851 |
| OAT BU | 43,970 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 2,679 |
| POT AC | 152 |
| POT BU | 14,448 |
| RYE BU | 474 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,851 |
| WHT AC | 111 |
| WHT SP BU | 957 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 465 |
| C UNMD M | 509 |
| C UNMD TOT | 974 |
| D OCC | 215 |
| FEMALE | 758 |
| GRA BU | 100 |
| H INHAB | 215 |
| H UNINH | 42 |
| MALE | 792 |
| MD F | 261 |
| MD M | 264 |
| MD TOT | 525 |
| NUMBER CD | 61 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 432 |
| TUR BU | 3,482 |
| WID F | 32 |
| WID M | 19 |
| WID TOT | 51 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC061009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC082010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q785145
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. Victoire, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ste-victoire-qc061009-1881/.