St. Canut, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Canut was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 665. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.708°N, 74.083°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Canut had a population of 665: 317 male and 348 female residents. Population density was 33.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 825 |
| 1871 | 645 |
| 1881 | 665 |
| 1891 | 639 |
| 1901 | 651 |
| 1911 | 665 |
| 1921 | 784 |
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. Canut, 1871 (89.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Canut shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 117 |
| Number of families | 117 |
| Number of females | 348 |
| Number of males | 317 |
| Number of married females | 103 |
| Number of married males | 104 |
| Number of married persons | 207 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 17 |
| POP TOT | 665 |
| Total population | 665 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 230 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 211 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 441 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 116 |
| Number of occupied houses | 116 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,322 |
| Acres of potatoes | 161 |
| Acres of wheat | 113 |
| BAR BU | 727 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 727 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,024 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 262 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,023 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 36,528 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 433 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 2,569 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 23,103 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 716 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,116 |
| BWT BU | 3,024 |
| CRN BU | 1,023 |
| HAY AC | 1,322 |
| HAY TONS | 1,333 |
| OAT BU | 36,528 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 2,569 |
| POT AC | 161 |
| POT BU | 23,103 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,333 |
| WHT AC | 113 |
| WHT SP BU | 716 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 230 |
| C UNMD M | 211 |
| C UNMD TOT | 441 |
| D OCC | 116 |
| FEMALE | 348 |
| GRA BU | 262 |
| H INHAB | 116 |
| H UNINH | 12 |
| MALE | 317 |
| MD F | 103 |
| MD M | 104 |
| MD TOT | 207 |
| NUMBER CD | 95 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 433 |
| TUR BU | 3,116 |
| WID F | 15 |
| WID M | 2 |
| WID TOT | 17 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC095013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052004— 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. Canut, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-canut-qc095013-1881/.