St. Alexis, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Alexis was a census subdivision in Chicoutimi & Saguenay County, Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,749. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.293°N, 70.705°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Alexis had a population of 1,749: 934 male and 815 female residents. Population density was 11.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,749 |
| 1891 | 1,689 |
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, 1891 (48.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Alexis shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 74 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 287 |
| Number of families | 287 |
| Number of females | 815 |
| Number of males | 934 |
| Number of married females | 270 |
| Number of married males | 270 |
| Number of married persons | 540 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 60 |
| POP TOT | 1,749 |
| Total population | 1,749 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 511 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 638 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,149 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 231 |
| Number of occupied houses | 231 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,279 |
| Acres of potatoes | 114 |
| Acres of wheat | 828 |
| BAR BU | 1,740 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,740 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 407 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,471 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 54 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 3,822 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,966 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 842 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8,242 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7,757 |
| BWT BU | 407 |
| CRN BU | 24 |
| HAY AC | 1,279 |
| HAY TONS | 1,168 |
| OAT BU | 11,471 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 3,822 |
| POT AC | 114 |
| POT BU | 15,966 |
| RYE BU | 842 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,168 |
| WHT AC | 828 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,242 |
Fisheries (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 45 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 35 |
| Number of fishing boats | 1 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 2 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 150 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BOAT MEN Q | 2 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 1 |
| C UNMD F | 511 |
| C UNMD M | 638 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,149 |
| CD NAME | Chicoutimi & Saguenay |
| COD DX K | 150 |
| D OCC | 231 |
| FEMALE | 815 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 35 |
| GRA BU | 9 |
| H INHAB | 231 |
| H UNINH | 8 |
| MALE | 934 |
| MD F | 270 |
| MD M | 270 |
| MD TOT | 540 |
| NET XX F | 45 |
| NUMBER CD | 76 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 54 |
| TUR BU | 7,757 |
| WID F | 34 |
| WID M | 26 |
| WID TOT | 60 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC076013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC149013— 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, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-alexis-qc076013-1881/.