St. Côme, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Côme was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 811. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912028. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.270°N, 73.795°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Côme had a population of 811: 446 male and 365 female residents. Population density was 13.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 811 |
| 1891 | 850 |
| 1901 | 1,031 |
| 1911 | 954 |
| 1921 | 963 |
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. Côme, Cartier, 1871 (48.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Côme shared boundaries with:
- NO DATA
- St. Alphonse
- St. Donat & Chilton
- St. Théodore de Chertsey
- Ste. Béatrice
- Ste. Emélie de l'Energie
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 152 |
| Number of families | 152 |
| Number of females | 365 |
| Number of males | 446 |
| Number of married females | 133 |
| Number of married males | 134 |
| Number of married persons | 267 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 24 |
| POP TOT | 811 |
| Total population | 811 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 216 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 304 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 520 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 4 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 131 |
| Number of occupied houses | 135 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,481 |
| Acres of potatoes | 33 |
| Acres of wheat | 17 |
| BAR BU | 280 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 280 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,731 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 351 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 270 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 16,661 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 101 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 529 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,340 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 365 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 187 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 839 |
| BWT BU | 3,731 |
| CRN BU | 270 |
| HAY AC | 1,481 |
| HAY TONS | 1,018 |
| OAT BU | 16,661 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 529 |
| POT AC | 33 |
| POT BU | 4,340 |
| RYE BU | 365 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,018 |
| WHT AC | 17 |
| WHT SP BU | 187 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 216 |
| C UNMD M | 304 |
| C UNMD TOT | 520 |
| D OCC | 135 |
| FEMALE | 365 |
| GRA BU | 351 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 131 |
| H UNINH | 21 |
| MALE | 446 |
| MD F | 133 |
| MD M | 134 |
| MD TOT | 267 |
| NUMBER CD | 87 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 101 |
| SHAN | 4 |
| TUR BU | 839 |
| WID F | 16 |
| WID M | 8 |
| WID TOT | 24 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC087013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC060007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912028
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. Côme, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-c-me-qc087013-1881/.