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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911909. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,462 |
| 1891 | 1,328 |
| 1901 | 1,292 |
| 1911 | — |
| 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 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,462 total population, 743 males, 719 females, 438 married persons, 263 families, 219 married females, 219 married males, 60 widowed persons, 39 widowed females, 21 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 964 single persons under 18, 503 single males under 18, 461 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 254 inhabited houses, 254 occupied houses, 20 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 59,607 bushels of oats, 47,685 bushels of potatoes, 10,047 bushels of peas and beans, 6,170 bushels of barley, 3,942 bushels of buckwheat, 3,532 tons of hay, 3,180 bushels of spring wheat, 3,104 bushels of other root crops, 3,023 acres of hay crops, 1,366 bushels of corn, 411 acres of potatoes, 339 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 335 acres of wheat, 162 bushels of turnips, 59 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,462 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:
QC095004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052002_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911909
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/.