St. Alexandre, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Alexandre was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,262. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.230°N, 73.114°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Alexandre had a population of 3,262: 1,656 male and 1,606 female residents. Population density was 94.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,890 |
| 1871 | 3,303 |
| 1881 | 3,262 |
| 1891 | 2,101 |
| 1901 | 1,608 |
| 1911 | 1,372 |
| 1921 | 1,018 |
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. Alexandre 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 | 673 |
| Number of families | 673 |
| Number of females | 1,606 |
| Number of males | 1,656 |
| Number of married females | 556 |
| Number of married males | 561 |
| Number of married persons | 1,117 |
| Number of widowed females | 42 |
| Number of widowed males | 38 |
| Number of widowed persons | 80 |
| POP TOT | 3,262 |
| Total population | 3,262 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,008 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,057 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,065 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 477 |
| Number of occupied houses | 477 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 90 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 6,803 |
| Acres of potatoes | 181 |
| Acres of wheat | 628 |
| BAR BU | 3,069 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,069 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,548 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 238 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 7,932 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 51,787 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,132 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 7,326 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,234 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 703 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,782 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 136 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 7 |
| BWT BU | 2,548 |
| CRN BU | 7,932 |
| HAY AC | 6,803 |
| HAY TONS | 5,421 |
| OAT BU | 51,787 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 7,326 |
| POT AC | 181 |
| POT BU | 22,234 |
| RYE BU | 703 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,421 |
| WHT AC | 628 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,782 |
| WHT WTR BU | 7 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,008 |
| C UNMD M | 1,057 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,065 |
| D OCC | 477 |
| FEMALE | 1,606 |
| GRA BU | 238 |
| H INHAB | 477 |
| H UNINH | 90 |
| MALE | 1,656 |
| MD F | 556 |
| MD M | 561 |
| MD TOT | 1,117 |
| NUMBER CD | 64 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,132 |
| TUR BU | 136 |
| WID F | 42 |
| WID M | 38 |
| WID TOT | 80 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC064004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC059001_1861— 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. Alexandre, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-alexandre-qc064004-1881/.