St. Faustin, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Faustin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 461. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63244709. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.121°N, 74.463°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Faustin had a population of 461: 248 male and 213 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 461 |
| 1891 | 669 |
| 1901 | 1,283 |
| 1911 | 1,467 |
| 1921 | 1,482 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Wentworth, Montcalm, Wolfe, 1871 (34.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Faustin 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 461 total population, 248 males, 213 females, 165 married persons, 88 families, 83 married males, 82 married females, 4 widowed persons, 3 widowed males, 1 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 292 single persons under 18, 162 single males under 18, 130 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 86 inhabited houses, 86 occupied houses, 5 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 4,760 bushels of buckwheat, 2,310 bushels of oats, 2,233 bushels of potatoes, 1,864 bushels of turnips, 329 acres of hay crops, 267 tons of hay, 249 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 172 bushels of barley, 136 bushels of rye, 70 bushels of peas and beans, 45 bushels of corn, 41 bushels of spring wheat, 38 bushels of other root crops, 33 acres of potatoes, 9 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 461 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:
QC096009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC096017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63244709
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). "St. Faustin, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-faustin-qc096009-1881/.