St. Jean Chrysostôme, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Jean Chrysostôme was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,078. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912360. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.131°N, 73.745°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Jean Chrysostôme had a population of 4,078: 2,048 male and 2,030 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,618 |
| 1861 | 4,178 |
| 1871 | 4,291 |
| 1881 | 4,078 |
| 1891 | 2,270 |
| 1901 | 2,207 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,358 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Jean Chrysostôme, 1891 (46.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ste. Clothilde, 1891 (36.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Jean Chrysostôme shared boundaries with:
- Havelock
- Hemmingford
- Howick, VL
- St. Antoine Abbé
- St. Malachie
- St. Michel
- St. Patrice de Sherrington
- St. Rémi
- St. Urbain Premier
- Ste. Martine
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 4,078 total population, 2,048 males, 2,030 females, 1,208 married persons, 819 families, 606 married males, 602 married females, 161 widowed persons, 112 widowed females, 49 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,709 single persons under 18, 1,393 single males under 18, 1,316 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 698 inhabited houses, 698 occupied houses, 79 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 76,914 bushels of oats, 50,179 bushels of peas and beans, 27,003 bushels of potatoes, 8,111 bushels of corn, 7,867 bushels of barley, 5,883 bushels of spring wheat, 4,872 acres of hay crops, 3,988 tons of hay, 2,845 bushels of buckwheat, 1,031 bushels of other root crops, 901 acres of wheat, 259 acres of potatoes, 252 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 203 bushels of turnips. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 4,078 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:
QC071001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC049003_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912360
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. Jean Chrysostôme, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jean-chrysost-me-qc071001-1881/.