St. Barnabé, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Barnabé was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,216. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911918. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.740°N, 72.936°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Barnabé had a population of 1,216: 625 male and 591 female residents. Population density was 53.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,415 |
| 1861 | 1,316 |
| 1871 | 1,239 |
| 1881 | 1,216 |
| 1891 | 1,005 |
| 1901 | 913 |
| 1911 | 1,004 |
| 1921 | 839 |
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. Barnabé 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 | 254 |
| Number of families | 254 |
| Number of females | 591 |
| Number of males | 625 |
| Number of married females | 234 |
| Number of married males | 236 |
| Number of married persons | 470 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 47 |
| POP TOT | 1,216 |
| Total population | 1,216 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 333 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 366 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 699 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 251 |
| Number of occupied houses | 251 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,957 |
| Acres of potatoes | 62 |
| Acres of wheat | 357 |
| BAR BU | 5,502 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5,502 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,131 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 218 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,214 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 52,128 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,168 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 5,772 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,044 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,637 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 728 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 64 |
| BWT BU | 4,131 |
| CRN BU | 1,214 |
| HAY AC | 1,957 |
| HAY TONS | 2,202 |
| OAT BU | 52,128 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 5,772 |
| POT AC | 62 |
| POT BU | 9,044 |
| RYE BU | 22 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,202 |
| WHT AC | 357 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,637 |
| WHT WTR BU | 64 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 333 |
| C UNMD M | 366 |
| C UNMD TOT | 699 |
| D OCC | 251 |
| FEMALE | 591 |
| GRA BU | 218 |
| H INHAB | 251 |
| H UNINH | 12 |
| MALE | 625 |
| MD F | 234 |
| MD M | 236 |
| MD TOT | 470 |
| NUMBER CD | 62 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,168 |
| TUR BU | 728 |
| WID F | 24 |
| WID M | 23 |
| WID TOT | 47 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC062004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC091002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911918
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. Barnabé, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-barnab-qc062004-1881/.