St. Samuel, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Samuel was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 263. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.057°N, 72.209°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Samuel had a population of 263: 132 male and 131 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 263 |
| 1891 | 200 |
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. Samuel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 263 total population, 132 males, 131 females, 88 married persons, 48 families, 46 married males, 42 married females, 8 widowed persons, 4 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 167 single persons under 18, 85 single females under 18, 82 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 41 inhabited houses, 41 occupied houses, 24 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 6,286 bushels of oats, 1,276 bushels of potatoes, 645 bushels of buckwheat, 334 bushels of spring wheat, 286 tons of hay, 203 acres of hay crops, 103 bushels of peas and beans, 73 bushels of corn, 60 bushels of other root crops, 48 bushels of barley, 46 acres of wheat, 35 bushels of winter wheat, 24 acres of potatoes, 14 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 9 bushels of turnips. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 263 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:
QC052031— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC175017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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. Samuel, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-samuel-qc052031-1881/.