St. Bruno, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Bruno was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 894. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142333. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.531°N, 73.343°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Bruno had a population of 894: 480 male and 414 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 894 |
| 1891 | 721 |
| 1901 | 872 |
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. Bruno, 1871 (67.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Bruno shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 894 total population, 480 males, 414 females, 309 married persons, 159 families, 155 married males, 154 married females, 34 widowed persons, 21 widowed females, 13 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 551 single persons under 18, 312 single males under 18, 239 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 150 inhabited houses, 150 occupied houses, 17 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 38,252 bushels of oats, 7,100 bushels of potatoes, 4,665 bushels of peas and beans, 3,234 tons of hay, 3,045 acres of hay crops, 1,430 bushels of buckwheat, 1,093 bushels of barley, 1,012 bushels of corn, 808 bushels of spring wheat, 355 bushels of other root crops, 309 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 131 bushels of rye, 107 acres of wheat, 84 acres of potatoes, 16 bushels of winter wheat, 4 bushels of turnips. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 894 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:
QC067009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC145009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142333
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
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. Bruno, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-bruno-qc067009-1881/.