St. Camille, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Camille was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 731. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911968. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.690°N, 71.700°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Camille had a population of 731: 388 male and 343 female residents. Population density was 23.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 486 |
| 1871 | 606 |
| 1881 | 731 |
| 1891 | 939 |
| 1901 | 962 |
| 1911 | 1,061 |
| 1921 | 980 |
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. Camille 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 | 139 |
| Number of families | 139 |
| Number of females | 343 |
| Number of males | 388 |
| Number of married females | 121 |
| Number of married males | 121 |
| Number of married persons | 242 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 19 |
| POP TOT | 731 |
| Total population | 731 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 212 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 258 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 470 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 127 |
| Number of occupied houses | 127 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,848 |
| Acres of potatoes | 91 |
| Acres of wheat | 112 |
| BAR BU | 426 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 426 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,557 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 328 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,338 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 185 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 295 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,611 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,249 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,208 |
| BWT BU | 2,557 |
| CRN BU | 21 |
| HAY AC | 1,848 |
| HAY TONS | 1,869 |
| OAT BU | 8,338 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 295 |
| POT AC | 91 |
| POT BU | 4,611 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,869 |
| WHT AC | 112 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,249 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 212 |
| C UNMD M | 258 |
| C UNMD TOT | 470 |
| D OCC | 127 |
| FEMALE | 343 |
| GRA BU | 328 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 127 |
| H UNINH | 18 |
| MALE | 388 |
| MD F | 121 |
| MD M | 121 |
| MD TOT | 242 |
| NUMBER CD | 53 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 185 |
| TUR BU | 1,208 |
| WID F | 10 |
| WID M | 9 |
| WID TOT | 19 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC053021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC099008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911968
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. Camille, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-camille-qc053021-1881/.