St. André Avelin, Quebec (1881 census)
St. André Avelin was a township in Quebec (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,131. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.759°N, 75.027°W.
Population
In 1881, St. André Avelin had a population of 2,131: 1,105 male and 1,026 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,131 |
| 1891 | 2,548 |
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. André Avelin 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 | 338 |
| Number of families | 338 |
| Number of females | 1,026 |
| Number of males | 1,105 |
| Number of married females | 343 |
| Number of married males | 340 |
| Number of married persons | 683 |
| Number of widowed females | 35 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 45 |
| POP TOT | 2,131 |
| Total population | 2,131 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 648 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 755 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,403 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 337 |
| Number of occupied houses | 337 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 31 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,927 |
| Acres of potatoes | 164 |
| Acres of wheat | 533 |
| BAR BU | 2,129 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,129 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,843 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 212 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,940 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 52,209 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 572 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 4,534 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,693 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 203 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,762 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 955 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 10 |
| BWT BU | 5,843 |
| CRN BU | 2,940 |
| HAY AC | 1,927 |
| HAY TONS | 1,675 |
| OAT BU | 52,209 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 4,534 |
| POT AC | 164 |
| POT BU | 17,693 |
| RYE BU | 203 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,675 |
| WHT AC | 533 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,762 |
| WHT WTR BU | 10 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 648 |
| C UNMD M | 755 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,403 |
| D OCC | 337 |
| FEMALE | 1,026 |
| GRA BU | 212 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 337 |
| H UNINH | 31 |
| MALE | 1,105 |
| MD F | 343 |
| MD M | 340 |
| MD TOT | 683 |
| NUMBER CD | 97 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 572 |
| TUR BU | 955 |
| WID F | 35 |
| WID M | 10 |
| WID TOT | 45 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC097017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC176039— 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. André Avelin, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-andr-avelin-qc097017-1881/.