St. André Avelin, VL, Quebec (1881 census)
St. André Avelin, VL was a village in Quebec, 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, VL 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 |
| 1921 | 446 |
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, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,131 total population, 1,105 males, 1,026 females, 683 married persons, 343 married females, 340 married males, 338 families, 45 widowed persons, 35 widowed females, 10 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,403 single persons under 18, 755 single males under 18, 648 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 337 inhabited houses, 337 occupied houses, 31 uninhabited houses, 6 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 52,209 bushels of oats, 17,693 bushels of potatoes, 5,843 bushels of buckwheat, 4,534 bushels of peas and beans, 3,762 bushels of spring wheat, 2,940 bushels of corn, 2,129 bushels of barley, 1,927 acres of hay crops, 1,675 tons of hay, 955 bushels of turnips, 572 bushels of other root crops, 533 acres of wheat, 212 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 203 bushels of rye, 164 acres of potatoes, 10 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,131 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:
QC097017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC062068— 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, VL, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-andr-avelin-vl-qc097017-1881/.