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 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 density was 72.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,433 |
| 1861 | 1,500 |
| 1871 | 1,360 |
| 1881 | 1,245 |
| 1891 | 1,231 |
| 1901 | 1,153 |
| 1911 | 1,329 |
| 1921 | 873 |
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 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 234 |
| Number of families | 234 |
| Number of females | 619 |
| Number of males | 626 |
| Number of married females | 196 |
| Number of married males | 197 |
| Number of married persons | 393 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 36 |
| POP TOT | 1,245 |
| Total population | 1,245 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 398 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 418 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 816 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 218 |
| Number of occupied houses | 218 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,615 |
| Acres of potatoes | 85 |
| Acres of wheat | 638 |
| BAR BU | 853 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 853 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,615 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,451 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,101 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 42,337 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 13,172 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 9,726 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,922 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 179 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,401 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 447 |
| BWT BU | 2,615 |
| CRN BU | 3,101 |
| HAY AC | 1,615 |
| HAY TONS | 2,403 |
| OAT BU | 42,337 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 9,726 |
| POT AC | 85 |
| POT BU | 10,922 |
| RYE BU | 179 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,403 |
| WHT AC | 638 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,401 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 398 |
| C UNMD M | 418 |
| C UNMD TOT | 816 |
| D OCC | 218 |
| FEMALE | 619 |
| GRA BU | 1,451 |
| H INHAB | 218 |
| H UNINH | 12 |
| MALE | 626 |
| MD F | 196 |
| MD M | 197 |
| MD TOT | 393 |
| NUMBER CD | 89 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 13,172 |
| TUR BU | 447 |
| WID F | 25 |
| WID M | 11 |
| WID TOT | 36 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC089003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC073002— 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-qc089003-1881/.