St. Benoit, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Benoit was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,560. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.570°N, 74.107°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Benoit had a population of 1,560: 797 male and 763 female residents. Population density was 54.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,663 |
| 1861 | 1,988 |
| 1871 | 1,613 |
| 1881 | 1,560 |
| 1891 | 1,385 |
| 1901 | 1,317 |
| 1911 | 890 |
| 1921 | 872 |
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. Benoit 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 | 283 |
| Number of families | 283 |
| Number of females | 763 |
| Number of males | 797 |
| Number of married females | 237 |
| Number of married males | 234 |
| Number of married persons | 471 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 53 |
| POP TOT | 1,560 |
| Total population | 1,560 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 498 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 538 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,036 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 263 |
| Number of occupied houses | 263 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,868 |
| Acres of potatoes | 269 |
| Acres of wheat | 425 |
| BAR BU | 4,531 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,531 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,596 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 319 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,691 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 44,054 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,546 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 23,118 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 34,534 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 598 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,903 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 23 |
| BWT BU | 1,596 |
| CRN BU | 1,691 |
| HAY AC | 2,868 |
| HAY TONS | 2,636 |
| OAT BU | 44,054 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 23,118 |
| POT AC | 269 |
| POT BU | 34,534 |
| RYE BU | 598 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,636 |
| WHT AC | 425 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,903 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 498 |
| C UNMD M | 538 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,036 |
| D OCC | 263 |
| FEMALE | 763 |
| GRA BU | 319 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 263 |
| H UNINH | 26 |
| MALE | 797 |
| MD F | 237 |
| MD M | 234 |
| MD TOT | 471 |
| NUMBER CD | 95 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,546 |
| TUR BU | 23 |
| WID F | 28 |
| WID M | 25 |
| WID TOT | 53 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC095009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052003— 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. Benoit, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-benoit-qc095009-1881/.