St. Barnabé, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Barnabé was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,976. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.414°N, 72.876°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Barnabé had a population of 1,976: 997 male and 979 female residents. Population density was 56.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,490 |
| 1861 | 1,631 |
| 1871 | 1,639 |
| 1881 | 1,976 |
| 1891 | 2,014 |
| 1901 | 2,291 |
| 1911 | 2,501 |
| 1921 | 1,419 |
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 | 349 |
| Number of families | 349 |
| Number of females | 979 |
| Number of males | 997 |
| Number of married females | 337 |
| Number of married males | 335 |
| Number of married persons | 672 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| POP TOT | 1,976 |
| Total population | 1,976 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 626 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 649 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,275 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 306 |
| Number of occupied houses | 306 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,175 |
| Acres of potatoes | 123 |
| Acres of wheat | 336 |
| BAR BU | 1,755 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,755 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 11,140 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 727 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 80,750 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,909 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 13,460 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,808 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 44 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,103 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 423 |
| BWT BU | 11,140 |
| CRN BU | 727 |
| HAY AC | 2,175 |
| HAY TONS | 2,575 |
| OAT BU | 80,750 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 13,460 |
| POT AC | 123 |
| POT BU | 9,808 |
| RYE BU | 44 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,575 |
| WHT AC | 336 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,103 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 626 |
| C UNMD M | 649 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,275 |
| D OCC | 306 |
| FEMALE | 979 |
| GRA BU | 60 |
| H CON | 7 |
| H INHAB | 306 |
| H UNINH | 16 |
| MALE | 997 |
| MD F | 337 |
| MD M | 335 |
| MD TOT | 672 |
| NUMBER CD | 84 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,909 |
| TUR BU | 423 |
| WID F | 16 |
| WID M | 13 |
| WID TOT | 29 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC084008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC093004— 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. Barnabé, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-barnab-qc084008-1881/.