St. Alban, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Alban was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,833. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911830. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.761°N, 72.099°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Alban had a population of 1,833: 887 male and 946 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,833 |
| 1891 | 2,090 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Alban, 1871 (54.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Alban 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 1,833 total population, 946 females, 887 males, 535 married persons, 303 families, 269 married males, 266 married females, 64 widowed persons, 52 widowed females, 12 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,234 single persons under 18, 628 single females under 18, 606 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 254 inhabited houses, 254 occupied houses, 8 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 45,650 bushels of oats, 14,746 bushels of potatoes, 3,966 bushels of buckwheat, 3,664 bushels of spring wheat, 3,207 bushels of peas and beans, 2,066 tons of hay, 1,789 bushels of turnips, 1,586 acres of hay crops, 1,247 bushels of other root crops, 1,136 bushels of barley, 614 bushels of corn, 294 bushels of rye, 275 acres of wheat, 128 acres of potatoes, 71 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,833 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:
QC081012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC178010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911830
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. Alban, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-alban-qc081012-1881/.