St. Alphonse, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Alphonse was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 950. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.177°N, 73.706°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Alphonse had a population of 950: 468 male and 482 female residents. Population density was 22.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,266 |
| 1881 | 950 |
| 1891 | 1,128 |
| 1901 | 930 |
| 1911 | 874 |
| 1921 | 709 |
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. Alphonse shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 165 |
| Number of families | 165 |
| Number of females | 482 |
| Number of males | 468 |
| Number of married females | 150 |
| Number of married males | 150 |
| Number of married persons | 300 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 39 |
| POP TOT | 950 |
| Total population | 950 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 305 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 306 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 611 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 154 |
| Number of occupied houses | 155 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,295 |
| Acres of potatoes | 97 |
| Acres of wheat | 86 |
| BAR BU | 202 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 202 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,958 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 153 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 459 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 29,287 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 686 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 354 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,421 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 57 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 578 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,123 |
| BWT BU | 1,958 |
| CRN BU | 459 |
| HAY AC | 2,295 |
| HAY TONS | 1,579 |
| OAT BU | 29,287 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 354 |
| POT AC | 97 |
| POT BU | 13,421 |
| RYE BU | 57 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,579 |
| WHT AC | 86 |
| WHT SP BU | 578 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 305 |
| C UNMD M | 306 |
| C UNMD TOT | 611 |
| D OCC | 155 |
| FEMALE | 482 |
| GRA BU | 153 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 154 |
| H UNINH | 23 |
| MALE | 468 |
| MD F | 150 |
| MD M | 150 |
| MD TOT | 300 |
| NUMBER CD | 87 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 686 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 1,123 |
| WID F | 27 |
| WID M | 12 |
| WID TOT | 39 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC087012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC060002— 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. Alphonse, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-alphonse-qc087012-1881/.