St. Célestin, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Célestin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,656. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911983. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.209°N, 72.407°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Célestin had a population of 1,656: 840 male and 816 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 468 |
| 1861 | 1,355 |
| 1871 | 1,609 |
| 1881 | 1,656 |
| 1891 | 1,532 |
| 1901 | 1,320 |
| 1911 | 1,380 |
| 1921 | 1,135 |
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. Célestin 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 1,656 total population, 840 males, 816 females, 511 married persons, 308 families, 256 married males, 255 married females, 31 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 11 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,114 single persons under 18, 573 single males under 18, 541 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 259 inhabited houses, 259 occupied houses, 30 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 36,689 bushels of oats, 16,067 bushels of potatoes, 4,910 bushels of buckwheat, 2,843 tons of hay, 2,665 bushels of spring wheat, 2,646 bushels of peas and beans, 2,352 acres of hay crops, 713 bushels of barley, 573 bushels of corn, 283 acres of wheat, 158 bushels of turnips, 147 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 143 acres of potatoes, 100 bushels of other root crops, 32 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,656 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:
QC051013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC078008_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911983
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. Célestin, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-c-lestin-qc051013-1881/.