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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3461718. 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 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 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,039 total population, 557 males, 482 females, 348 married persons, 218 families, 174 married females, 174 married males, 31 widowed persons, 23 widowed males, 8 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 660 single persons under 18, 360 single males under 18, 300 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 119 inhabited houses, 119 occupied houses, 13 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 13,160 bushels of oats, 5,108 bushels of buckwheat, 4,415 bushels of potatoes, 2,522 bushels of peas and beans, 767 bushels of turnips, 518 bushels of barley, 398 bushels of spring wheat, 393 acres of hay crops, 364 tons of hay, 234 bushels of rye, 184 bushels of other root crops, 132 bushels of corn, 54 acres of wheat, 49 acres of potatoes, 45 bushels of winter wheat, 9 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| George Washington Stephens | 1832–1904 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,039 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:
QC085009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC069004_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3461718
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Alexis-des-Monts
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Alexis-des-Monts
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/.