St. Alexis des Monts, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Alexis des Monts was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,039. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.496°N, 73.184°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Alexis des Monts had a population of 1,039: 557 male and 482 female residents. Population density was 9.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,039 |
| 1891 | 1,194 |
| 1901 | 1,496 |
| 1911 | 1,618 |
| 1921 | 1,713 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Alexis des Monts, 1891 (94.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Alexis des Monts 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 | 218 |
| Number of families | 218 |
| Number of females | 482 |
| Number of males | 557 |
| Number of married females | 174 |
| Number of married males | 174 |
| Number of married persons | 348 |
| Number of widowed females | 8 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 31 |
| POP TOT | 1,039 |
| Total population | 1,039 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 300 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 360 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 660 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 119 |
| Number of occupied houses | 119 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 393 |
| Acres of potatoes | 49 |
| Acres of wheat | 54 |
| BAR BU | 518 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 518 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,108 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 132 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 13,160 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 184 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 2,522 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,415 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 234 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 398 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 767 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 45 |
| BWT BU | 5,108 |
| CRN BU | 132 |
| HAY AC | 393 |
| HAY TONS | 364 |
| OAT BU | 13,160 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 2,522 |
| POT AC | 49 |
| POT BU | 4,415 |
| RYE BU | 234 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 364 |
| WHT AC | 54 |
| WHT SP BU | 398 |
| WHT WTR BU | 45 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 300 |
| C UNMD M | 360 |
| C UNMD TOT | 660 |
| D OCC | 119 |
| FEMALE | 482 |
| GRA BU | 9 |
| H INHAB | 119 |
| H UNINH | 13 |
| MALE | 557 |
| MD F | 174 |
| MD M | 174 |
| MD TOT | 348 |
| NUMBER CD | 85 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 184 |
| TUR BU | 767 |
| WID F | 8 |
| WID M | 23 |
| WID TOT | 31 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC085009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC069004— 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. Alexis des Monts, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-alexis-des-monts-qc085009-1881/.