St. André, Quebec (1881 census)
St. André was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,729. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.662°N, 69.689°W.
Population
In 1881, St. André had a population of 1,729: 864 male and 865 female residents. Population density was 51.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,458 |
| 1861 | 1,659 |
| 1871 | 726 |
| 1871 | 1,738 |
| 1881 | 1,437 |
| 1881 | 1,729 |
| 1891 | 2,064 |
| 1901 | 827 |
| 1911 | 826 |
| 1921 | 893 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. André & part of Notre-Dame du Portage, 1891 (91.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. André shared boundaries with:
- Acton, Town—Ville
- Durham S
- Ely N
- Kamouraska
- Notre Dame du Portage
- Roxton
- St. Alexandre, Parke
- St. Ephrem d'Upton
- St. Théodore d'Acton
- St. Valérien
- Ste. Hélène, Bungay, Chabot
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 294 |
| Number of families | 294 |
| Number of females | 865 |
| Number of males | 864 |
| Number of married females | 251 |
| Number of married males | 251 |
| Number of married persons | 502 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 49 |
| POP TOT | 1,729 |
| Total population | 1,729 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 581 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 597 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,178 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 213 |
| Number of occupied houses | 213 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,666 |
| Acres of potatoes | 335 |
| Acres of wheat | 394 |
| BAR BU | 2,843 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,843 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 67 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 15,240 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 109 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,039 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 51,565 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 4,024 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,561 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 497 |
| BWT BU | 67 |
| CRN BU | 10 |
| HAY AC | 2,666 |
| HAY TONS | 2,519 |
| OAT BU | 15,240 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,039 |
| POT AC | 335 |
| POT BU | 51,565 |
| RYE BU | 4,024 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,519 |
| WHT AC | 394 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,561 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 581 |
| C UNMD M | 597 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,178 |
| D OCC | 213 |
| FEMALE | 865 |
| GRA BU | 14 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 213 |
| H UNINH | 26 |
| MALE | 864 |
| MD F | 251 |
| MD M | 251 |
| MD TOT | 502 |
| NUMBER CD | 42 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 109 |
| TUR BU | 497 |
| WID F | 33 |
| WID M | 16 |
| WID TOT | 49 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC042011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC039001_1851— 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, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-andr-qc042011-1881/.