Cap St. Ignace, Quebec (1881 census)
Cap St. Ignace was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,889. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.846°N, 70.222°W.
Population
In 1881, Cap St. Ignace had a population of 3,889: 1,971 male and 1,918 female residents. Population density was 14.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,278 |
| 1881 | 3,889 |
| 1891 | 3,539 |
| 1901 | 3,519 |
| 1911 | 3,648 |
| 1921 | 3,190 |
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 Cap St. Ignace, 1891 (41.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Cap St. Ignace shared boundaries with:
- L'Islet
- Montminy, Ashburton, Rolette & c
- St. Cyrille, Lessard, Beaubien, Arago, Leverrier
- St. Eugène
- St. Thomas
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 644 |
| Number of families | 644 |
| Number of females | 1,918 |
| Number of males | 1,971 |
| Number of married females | 583 |
| Number of married males | 586 |
| Number of married persons | 1,169 |
| Number of widowed females | 70 |
| Number of widowed males | 45 |
| Number of widowed persons | 115 |
| POP TOT | 3,889 |
| Total population | 3,889 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,265 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,340 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,605 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 593 |
| Number of occupied houses | 597 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 30 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,756 |
| Acres of potatoes | 430 |
| Acres of wheat | 727 |
| BAR BU | 2,157 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,157 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 612 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 46 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 30,335 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 867 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,114 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 61,598 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,535 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8,228 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,057 |
| BWT BU | 612 |
| CRN BU | 46 |
| HAY AC | 1,756 |
| HAY TONS | 2,526 |
| OAT BU | 30,335 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,114 |
| POT AC | 430 |
| POT BU | 61,598 |
| RYE BU | 1,535 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,526 |
| WHT AC | 727 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,228 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,265 |
| C UNMD M | 1,340 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,605 |
| D OCC | 597 |
| FEMALE | 1,918 |
| GRA BU | 36 |
| H CON | 7 |
| H INHAB | 593 |
| H UNINH | 30 |
| MALE | 1,971 |
| MD F | 583 |
| MD M | 586 |
| MD TOT | 1,169 |
| NUMBER CD | 44 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 867 |
| SHAN | 4 |
| TUR BU | 1,057 |
| WID F | 70 |
| WID M | 45 |
| WID TOT | 115 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC044007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC074001— 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). "Cap St. Ignace, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/cap-st-ignace-qc044007-1881/.