St. Charles, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Charles was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,989. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.763°N, 70.934°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Charles had a population of 1,989: 992 male and 997 female residents. Population density was 48.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,309 |
| 1861 | 2,176 |
| 1871 | 2,159 |
| 1881 | 1,989 |
| 1891 | 2,076 |
| 1901 | 2,085 |
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 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 | 473 |
| Number of families | 473 |
| Number of females | 997 |
| Number of males | 992 |
| Number of married females | 308 |
| Number of married males | 307 |
| Number of married persons | 615 |
| Number of widowed females | 44 |
| Number of widowed males | 38 |
| Number of widowed persons | 82 |
| POP TOT | 1,989 |
| Total population | 1,989 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 645 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 647 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,292 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 313 |
| Number of occupied houses | 313 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,774 |
| Acres of potatoes | 376 |
| Acres of wheat | 220 |
| BAR BU | 416 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 416 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,713 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 64 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 156 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 38,743 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 141 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 354 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 38,015 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3,183 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,830 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,305 |
| BWT BU | 1,713 |
| CRN BU | 156 |
| HAY AC | 3,774 |
| HAY TONS | 3,808 |
| OAT BU | 38,743 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 354 |
| POT AC | 376 |
| POT BU | 38,015 |
| RYE BU | 3,183 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,808 |
| WHT AC | 220 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,830 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 645 |
| C UNMD M | 647 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,292 |
| D OCC | 313 |
| FEMALE | 997 |
| GRA BU | 64 |
| H INHAB | 313 |
| H UNINH | 1 |
| MALE | 992 |
| MD F | 308 |
| MD M | 307 |
| MD TOT | 615 |
| NUMBER CD | 45 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 141 |
| TUR BU | 1,305 |
| WID F | 44 |
| WID M | 38 |
| WID TOT | 82 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC045004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC141003— 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. Charles, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-charles-qc045004-1881/.