St. Augustin, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Augustin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,462. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.618°N, 73.994°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Augustin had a population of 1,462: 743 male and 719 female residents. Population density was 57.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,299 |
| 1861 | 2,228 |
| 1871 | 1,812 |
| 1881 | 1,462 |
| 1891 | 1,328 |
| 1901 | 1,292 |
| 1911 | 1,215 |
| 1921 | 1,264 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Augustin, 1871 (87.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Augustin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 263 |
| Number of families | 263 |
| Number of females | 719 |
| Number of males | 743 |
| Number of married females | 219 |
| Number of married males | 219 |
| Number of married persons | 438 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 60 |
| POP TOT | 1,462 |
| Total population | 1,462 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 461 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 503 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 964 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 254 |
| Number of occupied houses | 254 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,023 |
| Acres of potatoes | 411 |
| Acres of wheat | 335 |
| BAR BU | 6,170 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 6,170 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,942 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 339 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,366 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 59,607 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 3,104 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 10,047 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 47,685 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 59 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,180 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 162 |
| BWT BU | 3,942 |
| CRN BU | 1,366 |
| HAY AC | 3,023 |
| HAY TONS | 3,532 |
| OAT BU | 59,607 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 10,047 |
| POT AC | 411 |
| POT BU | 47,685 |
| RYE BU | 59 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,532 |
| WHT AC | 335 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,180 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 461 |
| C UNMD M | 503 |
| C UNMD TOT | 964 |
| D OCC | 254 |
| FEMALE | 719 |
| GRA BU | 339 |
| H INHAB | 254 |
| H UNINH | 20 |
| MALE | 743 |
| MD F | 219 |
| MD M | 219 |
| MD TOT | 438 |
| NUMBER CD | 95 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 3,104 |
| TUR BU | 162 |
| WID F | 39 |
| WID M | 21 |
| WID TOT | 60 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC095004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052002_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. Augustin, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-augustin-qc095004-1881/.