St. Alexis, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Alexis was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,245. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3461722. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.943°N, 73.632°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Alexis had a population of 1,245: 626 male and 619 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,500 |
| 1871 | 1,360 |
| 1881 | 1,245 |
| 1891 | 1,231 |
| 1901 | 1,153 |
| 1911 | 1,329 |
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. Alexis shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,245 total population, 626 males, 619 females, 393 married persons, 234 families, 197 married males, 196 married females, 36 widowed persons, 25 widowed females, 11 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 816 single persons under 18, 418 single males under 18, 398 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 218 inhabited houses, 218 occupied houses, 12 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 42,337 bushels of oats, 13,172 bushels of other root crops, 10,922 bushels of potatoes, 9,726 bushels of peas and beans, 3,401 bushels of spring wheat, 3,101 bushels of corn, 2,615 bushels of buckwheat, 2,403 tons of hay, 1,615 acres of hay crops, 1,451 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 853 bushels of barley, 638 acres of wheat, 447 bushels of turnips, 179 bushels of rye, 85 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,245 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:
QC089003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC176002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3461722
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Alexis,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Alexis_(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. Alexis, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-alexis-qc089003-1881/.