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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 486 |
| 1871 | 606 |
| 1881 | 731 |
| 1891 | 939 |
| 1901 | 962 |
| 1911 | — |
| 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 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 731 total population, 388 males, 343 females, 242 married persons, 139 families, 121 married females, 121 married males, 19 widowed persons, 10 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 470 single persons under 18, 258 single males under 18, 212 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 127 inhabited houses, 127 occupied houses, 18 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 8,338 bushels of oats, 4,611 bushels of potatoes, 2,557 bushels of buckwheat, 1,869 tons of hay, 1,848 acres of hay crops, 1,249 bushels of spring wheat, 1,208 bushels of turnips, 426 bushels of barley, 328 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 295 bushels of peas and beans, 185 bushels of other root crops, 112 acres of wheat, 91 acres of potatoes, 21 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 731 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:
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/.