Sault au Récollet, Quebec (1881 census)
Sault au Récollet was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,588. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.577°N, 73.625°W.
Population
In 1881, Sault au Récollet had a population of 2,588: 1,276 male and 1,312 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,601 |
| 1871 | 2,406 |
| 1881 | 2,588 |
| 1901 | 1,576 |
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 Sault aux Récollets, 1891 (59.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Sault au Récollet shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,588 total population, 1,312 females, 1,276 males, 757 married persons, 465 families, 379 married males, 378 married females, 85 widowed persons, 51 widowed females, 34 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,746 single persons under 18, 883 single females under 18, 863 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 428 inhabited houses, 428 occupied houses, 65 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 192,460 bushels of potatoes, 87,832 bushels of other root crops, 44,459 bushels of oats, 12,099 bushels of peas and beans, 6,278 bushels of barley, 2,655 bushels of buckwheat, 2,616 bushels of corn, 2,452 tons of hay, 2,447 bushels of turnips, 2,161 bushels of spring wheat, 1,922 acres of hay crops, 1,274 acres of potatoes, 321 acres of wheat, 27 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Ignace Bourget | 1799–1885 | died here |
| Antoine-Nicolas Braun | 1815–1885 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,588 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:
QC091018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC163016— 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). "Sault au Récollet, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/sault-au-r-collet-qc091018-1881/.