St. Apollinaire, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Apollinaire was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,605. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911900. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.598°N, 71.481°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Apollinaire had a population of 1,605: 822 male and 783 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,559 |
| 1871 | 1,533 |
| 1881 | 1,605 |
| 1891 | 1,740 |
| 1901 | 1,462 |
| 1911 | 1,755 |
| 1921 | 988 |
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. Apollinaire, 1891 (93.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Apollinaire shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,605 total population, 822 males, 783 females, 476 married persons, 266 families, 238 married females, 238 married males, 48 widowed persons, 27 widowed females, 21 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,081 single persons under 18, 563 single males under 18, 518 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 219 inhabited houses, 219 occupied houses, 30 uninhabited houses, 8 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 26,025 bushels of oats, 15,645 bushels of potatoes, 2,267 bushels of buckwheat, 1,657 acres of hay crops, 1,470 tons of hay, 1,180 bushels of rye, 869 bushels of peas and beans, 814 bushels of spring wheat, 559 bushels of turnips, 299 bushels of barley, 298 bushels of other root crops, 199 acres of potatoes, 157 bushels of corn, 96 acres of wheat, 45 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,604 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:
QC049009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC068006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911900
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. Apollinaire, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-apollinaire-qc049009-1881/.