St. Agapit, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Agapit was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 854. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.534°N, 71.461°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Agapit had a population of 854: 437 male and 417 female residents. Population density was 30.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 657 |
| 1881 | 854 |
| 1891 | 1,001 |
| 1901 | 1,094 |
| 1911 | 1,109 |
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. Agapit shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 149 |
| Number of families | 149 |
| Number of females | 417 |
| Number of males | 437 |
| Number of married females | 138 |
| Number of married males | 138 |
| Number of married persons | 276 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 15 |
| POP TOT | 854 |
| Total population | 854 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 272 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 291 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 563 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 134 |
| Number of occupied houses | 134 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,758 |
| Acres of potatoes | 98 |
| Acres of wheat | 94 |
| BAR BU | 326 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 326 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,110 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 78 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 15,522 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 58 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 523 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,001 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 142 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 865 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 568 |
| BWT BU | 1,110 |
| CRN BU | 28 |
| HAY AC | 1,758 |
| HAY TONS | 2,069 |
| OAT BU | 15,522 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 523 |
| POT AC | 98 |
| POT BU | 8,001 |
| RYE BU | 142 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,069 |
| WHT AC | 94 |
| WHT SP BU | 865 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 272 |
| C UNMD M | 291 |
| C UNMD TOT | 563 |
| D OCC | 134 |
| FEMALE | 417 |
| GRA BU | 78 |
| H CON | 8 |
| H INHAB | 134 |
| H UNINH | 23 |
| MALE | 437 |
| MD F | 138 |
| MD M | 138 |
| MD TOT | 276 |
| NUMBER CD | 49 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 58 |
| TUR BU | 568 |
| WID F | 7 |
| WID M | 8 |
| WID TOT | 15 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC049010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC171001— 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. Agapit, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-agapit-qc049010-1881/.