St. Agapit, VL, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Agapit, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 854. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3461677. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.534°N, 71.461°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Agapit, VL had a population of 854: 437 male and 417 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 657 |
| 1881 | 854 |
| 1891 | 1,001 |
| 1901 | 1,094 |
| 1911 | 1,109 |
| 1921 | 410 |
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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 854 total population, 437 males, 417 females, 276 married persons, 149 families, 138 married females, 138 married males, 15 widowed persons, 8 widowed males, 7 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 563 single persons under 18, 291 single males under 18, 272 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 134 inhabited houses, 134 occupied houses, 23 uninhabited houses, 8 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 15,522 bushels of oats, 8,001 bushels of potatoes, 2,069 tons of hay, 1,758 acres of hay crops, 1,110 bushels of buckwheat, 865 bushels of spring wheat, 568 bushels of turnips, 523 bushels of peas and beans, 326 bushels of barley, 142 bushels of rye, 98 acres of potatoes, 94 acres of wheat, 78 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 58 bushels of other root crops, 28 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 854 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:
QC049010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC068024— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3461677
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Agapit
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Agapit
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, VL, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-agapit-vl-qc049010-1881/.