St. Césaire, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Césaire was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,064. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911984. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.423°N, 73.003°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Césaire had a population of 4,064: 2,063 male and 2,001 female residents. Population density was 84.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 3,737 |
| 1881 | 4,064 |
| 1891 | 1,623 |
| 1901 | 1,456 |
| 1911 | 1,315 |
| 1921 | 1,264 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Césaire, 1891 (64.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Césaire shared boundaries with:
- Farnham
- L'Ange Gardien
- St. Césaire, Village
- St. Damase
- St. Jean Baptiste de Rouville
- St. Paul d'Abbotsford
- St. Pie
- Ste. Angèle
- Ste. Brigide
- Ste. Marie de Monnoir
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 | 873 |
| Number of families | 873 |
| Number of females | 2,001 |
| Number of males | 2,063 |
| Number of married females | 725 |
| Number of married males | 731 |
| Number of married persons | 1,456 |
| Number of widowed females | 77 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| Number of widowed persons | 113 |
| POP TOT | 4,064 |
| Total population | 4,064 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,199 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,296 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,495 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 508 |
| Number of occupied houses | 508 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 43 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 7,169 |
| Acres of potatoes | 263 |
| Acres of wheat | 1,028 |
| BAR BU | 13,991 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 13,991 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,626 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,618 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 9,581 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 81,244 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 10,793 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 17,754 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,115 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 147 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 8,584 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 443 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 33 |
| BWT BU | 1,626 |
| CRN BU | 9,581 |
| HAY AC | 7,169 |
| HAY TONS | 8,479 |
| OAT BU | 81,244 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 17,754 |
| POT AC | 263 |
| POT BU | 22,115 |
| RYE BU | 147 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,479 |
| WHT AC | 1,028 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,584 |
| WHT WTR BU | 33 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,199 |
| C UNMD M | 1,296 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,495 |
| D OCC | 508 |
| FEMALE | 2,001 |
| GRA BU | 1,618 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 508 |
| H UNINH | 43 |
| MALE | 2,063 |
| MD F | 725 |
| MD M | 731 |
| MD TOT | 1,456 |
| NUMBER CD | 63 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 10,793 |
| TUR BU | 443 |
| WID F | 77 |
| WID M | 36 |
| WID TOT | 113 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC063008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC085004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911984
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. Césaire, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-c-saire-qc063008-1881/.