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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3461713. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,890 |
| 1871 | 3,303 |
| 1881 | 3,262 |
| 1891 | 2,101 |
| 1901 | 1,608 |
| 1911 | — |
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:
- Farnham W-O
- Notre Dame des Anges
- St. Athanase
- St. Grégoire le Grand
- St. Sébastien
- Stanbridge
- Ste. Brigitte
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 3,262 total population, 1,656 males, 1,606 females, 1,117 married persons, 673 families, 561 married males, 556 married females, 80 widowed persons, 42 widowed females, 38 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,065 single persons under 18, 1,057 single males under 18, 1,008 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 477 inhabited houses, 477 occupied houses, 90 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 51,787 bushels of oats, 22,234 bushels of potatoes, 7,932 bushels of corn, 7,326 bushels of peas and beans, 6,803 acres of hay crops, 5,421 tons of hay, 4,782 bushels of spring wheat, 3,069 bushels of barley, 2,548 bushels of buckwheat, 1,132 bushels of other root crops, 703 bushels of rye, 628 acres of wheat, 238 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 181 acres of potatoes, 136 bushels of turnips, 7 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,262 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:
QC064004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC196001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3461713
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Alexandre,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Alexandre_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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/.