Québec, ward-quartier St. Jean, Quebec (1881 census)
Québec, ward-quartier St. Jean was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 7,830. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.811°N, 71.222°W.
Population
In 1881, Québec, ward-quartier St. Jean had a population of 7,830: 3,477 male and 4,353 female residents. Population density was 56044.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 7,913 |
| 1881 | 7,830 |
| 1891 | 7,747 |
| 1901 | 9,751 |
| 1911 | 9,087 |
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, Québec, ward-quartier St. Jean shared boundaries with:
- Québec, Banlieue Centre
- Québec, Jacques-Cartier, Ward—Quartier
- Québec, Palais, Ward—Quartier
- Québec, St. Pierre, Ward—Quartier
- Québec, St. Roch S
- Québec, ward-quartier Montcalm (Centre)
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 59 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 1,648 |
| Number of families | 1,648 |
| Number of females | 4,353 |
| Number of males | 3,477 |
| Number of married females | 1,130 |
| Number of married males | 1,132 |
| Number of married persons | 2,262 |
| Number of widowed females | 348 |
| Number of widowed males | 107 |
| Number of widowed persons | 455 |
| POP TOT | 7,830 |
| Total population | 7,830 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 2,875 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 2,238 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 5,113 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 912 |
| Number of occupied houses | 912 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 52 |
Agriculture (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 24 |
| Acres of potatoes | 8 |
| Acres of wheat | 1 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 510 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 876 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 991 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 154 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 20 |
| BWT BU | 10 |
| CRN BU | 6 |
| HAY AC | 24 |
| HAY TONS | 30 |
| OAT BU | 510 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 20 |
| POT AC | 8 |
| POT BU | 991 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 30 |
| WHT AC | 1 |
| WHT WTR BU | 20 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 2,875 |
| C UNMD M | 2,238 |
| C UNMD TOT | 5,113 |
| D OCC | 912 |
| FEMALE | 4,353 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 912 |
| H UNINH | 52 |
| MALE | 3,477 |
| MD F | 1,130 |
| MD M | 1,132 |
| MD TOT | 2,262 |
| NUMBER CD | 79 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 876 |
| TUR BU | 154 |
| WID F | 348 |
| WID M | 107 |
| WID TOT | 455 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC079006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC187004— 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). "Québec, ward-quartier St. Jean, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/qu-bec-ward-quartier-st-jean-qc079006-1881/.