St. Joseph de Soulanges, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Joseph de Soulanges was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,627. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912456. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.340°N, 74.089°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Joseph de Soulanges had a population of 1,627: 822 male and 805 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,338 |
| 1861 | 2,035 |
| 1871 | 234 |
| 1881 | 1,627 |
| 1891 | 1,442 |
| 1901 | 1,637 |
| 1911 | 1,972 |
| 1921 | 1,848 |
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, St. Joseph de Soulanges shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,627 total population, 822 males, 805 females, 508 married persons, 358 families, 255 married females, 253 married males, 58 widowed persons, 37 widowed females, 21 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,061 single persons under 18, 548 single males under 18, 513 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 299 inhabited houses, 299 occupied houses, 19 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 66,925 bushels of oats, 52,046 bushels of peas and beans, 27,835 bushels of potatoes, 6,337 bushels of barley, 3,630 bushels of buckwheat, 3,315 bushels of spring wheat, 2,034 bushels of corn, 2,001 acres of hay crops, 1,555 tons of hay, 1,118 bushels of other root crops, 558 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 410 acres of wheat, 308 bushels of rye, 255 acres of potatoes, 50 bushels of turnips, 23 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,627 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:
QC074007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC089003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912456
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. Joseph de Soulanges, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-joseph-de-soulanges-qc074007-1881/.