St. Armand E., Quebec (1881 census)
St. Armand E. was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,190. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.046°N, 72.811°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Armand E. had a population of 1,190: 602 male and 588 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,340 |
| 1881 | 1,190 |
| 1891 | 1,049 |
| 1901 | 1,039 |
| 1911 | 937 |
| 1921 | 1,038 |
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. Armand E. 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 1,190 total population, 602 males, 588 females, 476 married persons, 242 families, 238 married females, 238 married males, 60 widowed persons, 40 widowed females, 20 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 654 single persons under 18, 344 single males under 18, 310 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 229 inhabited houses, 229 occupied houses, 28 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 24,740 bushels of oats, 18,872 bushels of potatoes, 9,227 bushels of corn, 7,825 tons of hay, 6,818 acres of hay crops, 3,312 bushels of turnips, 2,762 bushels of spring wheat, 2,501 bushels of other root crops, 1,938 bushels of barley, 1,225 bushels of buckwheat, 381 bushels of peas and beans, 225 acres of wheat, 156 acres of potatoes, 82 bushels of winter wheat, 31 bushels of rye, 29 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Ashley Hibbard | 1827–1886 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,190 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:
QC065005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC072005— 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. Armand E., Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-armand-e-qc065005-1881/.