St. Charles Borromée, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Charles Borromée was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,181. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911994. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.038°N, 73.442°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Charles Borromée had a population of 1,181: 604 male and 577 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,202 |
| 1881 | 1,181 |
| 1891 | 840 |
| 1901 | 810 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 883 |
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. Charles Borromée shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,181 total population, 604 males, 577 females, 402 married persons, 220 families, 202 married males, 200 married females, 40 widowed persons, 26 widowed females, 14 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 739 single persons under 18, 388 single males under 18, 351 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 152 inhabited houses, 152 occupied houses, 23 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 22,590 bushels of oats, 10,318 bushels of potatoes, 3,994 bushels of peas and beans, 2,526 bushels of buckwheat, 1,932 bushels of corn, 904 tons of hay, 725 acres of hay crops, 464 bushels of turnips, 447 bushels of spring wheat, 420 bushels of rye, 223 bushels of barley, 175 bushels of other root crops, 144 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 89 acres of potatoes, 75 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,166 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:
QC087002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC060005_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911994
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. Charles Borromée, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-charles-borrom-e-qc087002-1881/.