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 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 density was 50.4 people per square mile.
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 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 308 |
| Number of families | 308 |
| Number of females | 816 |
| Number of males | 840 |
| Number of married females | 255 |
| Number of married males | 256 |
| Number of married persons | 511 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 31 |
| POP TOT | 1,656 |
| Total population | 1,656 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 541 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 573 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,114 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 259 |
| Number of occupied houses | 259 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 30 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,352 |
| Acres of potatoes | 143 |
| Acres of wheat | 283 |
| BAR BU | 713 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 713 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,910 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 147 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 573 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 36,689 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 2,646 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,067 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,665 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 158 |
| BWT BU | 4,910 |
| CRN BU | 573 |
| HAY AC | 2,352 |
| HAY TONS | 2,843 |
| OAT BU | 36,689 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 2,646 |
| POT AC | 143 |
| POT BU | 16,067 |
| RYE BU | 32 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,843 |
| WHT AC | 283 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,665 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 541 |
| C UNMD M | 573 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,114 |
| D OCC | 259 |
| FEMALE | 816 |
| GRA BU | 147 |
| H INHAB | 259 |
| H UNINH | 30 |
| MALE | 840 |
| MD F | 255 |
| MD M | 256 |
| MD TOT | 511 |
| NUMBER CD | 51 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 100 |
| TUR BU | 158 |
| WID F | 20 |
| WID M | 11 |
| WID TOT | 31 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC051013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC078008— 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. Célestin, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-c-lestin-qc051013-1881/.