St. Bernard, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Bernard was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,731. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911941. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.485°N, 71.150°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Bernard had a population of 1,731: 879 male and 852 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,448 |
| 1861 | 1,792 |
| 1871 | 1,820 |
| 1881 | 1,731 |
| 1891 | 1,582 |
| 1901 | 1,436 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,482 |
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. Bernard, 1871 (88.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Bernard 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 1,731 total population, 879 males, 852 females, 530 married persons, 314 families, 267 married females, 263 married males, 55 widowed persons, 34 widowed females, 21 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,146 single persons under 18, 595 single males under 18, 551 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 279 inhabited houses, 279 occupied houses, 47 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 42,601 bushels of oats, 17,574 bushels of potatoes, 3,047 acres of hay crops, 2,643 tons of hay, 2,511 bushels of turnips, 2,174 bushels of barley, 2,120 bushels of peas and beans, 1,925 bushels of buckwheat, 1,862 bushels of spring wheat, 401 bushels of other root crops, 396 bushels of rye, 166 acres of wheat, 156 acres of potatoes, 144 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 47 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,731 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:
QC047001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC053003_1901— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911941
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. Bernard, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-bernard-qc047001-1881/.