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 density was 43.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 266 |
| Number of families | 266 |
| Number of females | 783 |
| Number of males | 822 |
| Number of married females | 238 |
| Number of married males | 238 |
| Number of married persons | 476 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 48 |
| POP TOT | 1,605 |
| Total population | 1,605 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 518 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 563 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,081 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 219 |
| Number of occupied houses | 219 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 30 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,657 |
| Acres of potatoes | 199 |
| Acres of wheat | 96 |
| BAR BU | 299 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 299 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,267 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 157 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 26,025 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 298 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 869 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,645 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,180 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 814 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 559 |
| BWT BU | 2,267 |
| CRN BU | 157 |
| HAY AC | 1,657 |
| HAY TONS | 1,470 |
| OAT BU | 26,025 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 869 |
| POT AC | 199 |
| POT BU | 15,645 |
| RYE BU | 1,180 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,470 |
| WHT AC | 96 |
| WHT SP BU | 814 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 518 |
| C UNMD M | 563 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,081 |
| D OCC | 219 |
| FEMALE | 783 |
| GRA BU | 45 |
| H CON | 8 |
| H INHAB | 219 |
| H UNINH | 30 |
| MALE | 822 |
| MD F | 238 |
| MD M | 238 |
| MD TOT | 476 |
| NUMBER CD | 49 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 298 |
| TUR BU | 559 |
| WID F | 27 |
| WID M | 21 |
| WID TOT | 48 |
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/.