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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3461950. 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 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 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,989 total population, 997 females, 992 males, 615 married persons, 473 families, 308 married females, 307 married males, 82 widowed persons, 44 widowed females, 38 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,292 single persons under 18, 647 single males under 18, 645 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 313 inhabited houses, 313 occupied houses, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 38,743 bushels of oats, 38,015 bushels of potatoes, 3,808 tons of hay, 3,774 acres of hay crops, 3,183 bushels of rye, 1,830 bushels of spring wheat, 1,713 bushels of buckwheat, 1,305 bushels of turnips, 416 bushels of barley, 376 acres of potatoes, 354 bushels of peas and beans, 220 acres of wheat, 156 bushels of corn, 141 bushels of other root crops, 64 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Auguste Gosselin | 1843–1918 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,989 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:
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: Q3461950
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/.