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 |
|---|---|
| 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 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,550 total population, 792 males, 758 females, 525 married persons, 281 families, 264 married males, 261 married females, 51 widowed persons, 32 widowed females, 19 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 974 single persons under 18, 509 single males under 18, 465 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 215 inhabited houses, 215 occupied houses, 42 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 43,970 bushels of oats, 14,448 bushels of potatoes, 4,041 bushels of buckwheat, 3,482 bushels of turnips, 2,679 bushels of peas and beans, 1,851 tons of hay, 1,592 bushels of barley, 1,252 bushels of corn, 1,078 acres of hay crops, 957 bushels of spring wheat, 474 bushels of rye, 432 bushels of other root crops, 152 acres of potatoes, 111 acres of wheat, 100 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,550 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:
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
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel
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/.