St. Joseph, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Joseph was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 501. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912257. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.992°N, 73.157°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Joseph had a population of 501: 250 male and 251 female residents.
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 Sorel, 1871 (10.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Joseph de Sorel, 1891 (66.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Joseph shared boundaries with:
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 501 total population, 251 females, 250 males, 170 married persons, 92 families, 85 married females, 85 married males, 15 widowed persons, 8 widowed females, 7 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 316 single persons under 18, 158 single females under 18, 158 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 67 inhabited houses, 67 occupied houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 5,593 bushels of oats, 3,375 bushels of potatoes, 2,118 bushels of peas and beans, 1,842 bushels of buckwheat, 539 bushels of corn, 399 bushels of turnips, 309 bushels of rye, 211 bushels of spring wheat, 188 tons of hay, 173 bushels of barley, 91 acres of hay crops, 79 bushels of other root crops, 38 acres of potatoes, 24 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 501 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:
QC061003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC061003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912257
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, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-joseph-qc061003-1881/.