St. Barthélemy, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Barthélemy was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,812. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.215°N, 73.166°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Barthélemy had a population of 2,812: 1,423 male and 1,389 female residents. Population density was 67.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,291 |
| 1861 | 2,429 |
| 1871 | 2,509 |
| 1881 | 2,812 |
| 1891 | 2,527 |
| 1901 | 2,562 |
| 1911 | 2,591 |
| 1921 | 2,382 |
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. Barthélemy 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 | 651 |
| Number of families | 651 |
| Number of females | 1,389 |
| Number of males | 1,423 |
| Number of married females | 459 |
| Number of married males | 464 |
| Number of married persons | 923 |
| Number of widowed females | 58 |
| Number of widowed males | 45 |
| Number of widowed persons | 103 |
| POP TOT | 2,812 |
| Total population | 2,812 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 872 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 914 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,786 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 377 |
| Number of occupied houses | 377 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,454 |
| Acres of potatoes | 230 |
| Acres of wheat | 376 |
| BAR BU | 2,615 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,615 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7,137 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 254 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,180 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 67,265 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,575 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 21,424 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 23,946 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,330 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 15 |
| BWT BU | 7,137 |
| CRN BU | 1,180 |
| HAY AC | 4,454 |
| HAY TONS | 9,160 |
| OAT BU | 67,265 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 21,424 |
| POT AC | 230 |
| POT BU | 23,946 |
| RYE BU | 16 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 9,160 |
| WHT AC | 376 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,330 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 872 |
| C UNMD M | 914 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,786 |
| D OCC | 377 |
| FEMALE | 1,389 |
| GRA BU | 254 |
| H INHAB | 377 |
| H UNINH | 18 |
| MALE | 1,423 |
| MD F | 459 |
| MD M | 464 |
| MD TOT | 923 |
| NUMBER CD | 86 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,575 |
| TUR BU | 15 |
| WID F | 58 |
| WID M | 45 |
| WID TOT | 103 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC086006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC043005— 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. Barthélemy, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-barth-lemy-qc086006-1881/.