St. André, Quebec (1881 census)
St. André was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,437. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.638°N, 72.535°W.
Population
In 1881, St. André had a population of 1,437: 759 male and 678 female residents. Population density was 27.6 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).
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 | 277 |
| Number of families | 277 |
| Number of females | 678 |
| Number of males | 759 |
| Number of married females | 258 |
| Number of married males | 257 |
| Number of married persons | 515 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 20 |
| POP TOT | 1,437 |
| Total population | 1,437 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 413 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 489 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 902 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 220 |
| Number of occupied houses | 220 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 34 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,012 |
| Acres of potatoes | 151 |
| Acres of wheat | 160 |
| BAR BU | 301 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 301 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,409 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 128 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 509 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 16,702 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 232 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 3,857 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,058 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 275 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,467 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,621 |
| BWT BU | 1,409 |
| CRN BU | 509 |
| HAY AC | 2,012 |
| HAY TONS | 1,970 |
| OAT BU | 16,702 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 3,857 |
| POT AC | 151 |
| POT BU | 9,058 |
| RYE BU | 275 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,970 |
| WHT AC | 160 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,467 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 413 |
| C UNMD M | 489 |
| C UNMD TOT | 902 |
| D OCC | 220 |
| FEMALE | 678 |
| GRA BU | 128 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 220 |
| H UNINH | 34 |
| MALE | 759 |
| MD F | 258 |
| MD M | 257 |
| MD TOT | 515 |
| NUMBER CD | 58 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 232 |
| TUR BU | 1,621 |
| WID F | 7 |
| WID M | 13 |
| WID TOT | 20 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC058011— 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-qc058011-1881/.