Baie St. Paul, Quebec (1881 census)
Baie St. Paul was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,794. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q139231. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.428°N, 70.662°W.
Population
In 1881, Baie St. Paul had a population of 3,794: 1,884 male and 1,910 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,664 |
| 1871 | 3,623 |
| 1881 | 3,794 |
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, Baie St. Paul shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 47 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,794 total population, 1,910 females, 1,884 males, 1,222 married persons, 720 families, 615 married males, 607 married females, 118 widowed persons, 76 widowed females, 42 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,454 single persons under 18, 1,227 single females under 18, 1,227 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 602 inhabited houses, 602 occupied houses, 61 uninhabited houses, 6 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 40,114 bushels of potatoes, 30,298 bushels of oats, 25,358 bushels of rye, 10,108 bushels of buckwheat, 8,685 bushels of spring wheat, 7,357 bushels of barley, 3,955 tons of hay, 2,476 bushels of peas and beans, 2,278 bushels of other root crops, 2,269 acres of hay crops, 1,361 bushels of turnips, 1,075 acres of wheat, 275 acres of potatoes, 61 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 45 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 5,229 fathoms of fishing nets, 400 gallons of fish oil, 200 barrels of salmon, 102 quintals of cod, 50 barrels of eels, 27 barrels of other fish, 25 barrels of herring or alewives, 25 quintals of fascines fish, 9 barrels of trout, 8 men on fishing boats, 5 shoremen, 4 fishing boats, 3 men on fishing vessels, 2 barrels of mackerel, 1 fishing vessels. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,788 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:
QC077012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC077012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q139231
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baie-Saint-Paul
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baie-Saint-Paul
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). "Baie St. Paul, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/baie-st-paul-qc077012-1881/.