St. Charles, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Charles was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,043. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911987. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.656°N, 73.151°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Charles had a population of 1,043: 514 male and 529 female residents. Population density was 42.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,624 |
| 1861 | 1,341 |
| 1871 | 1,176 |
| 1881 | 1,043 |
| 1891 | 989 |
| 1901 | 931 |
| 1911 | 889 |
| 1921 | 773 |
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. Charles, 1871 (85.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Charles 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 | 200 |
| Number of families | 200 |
| Number of females | 529 |
| Number of males | 514 |
| Number of married females | 167 |
| Number of married males | 167 |
| Number of married persons | 334 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 47 |
| POP TOT | 1,043 |
| Total population | 1,043 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 334 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 328 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 662 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 190 |
| Number of occupied houses | 190 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,164 |
| Acres of potatoes | 108 |
| Acres of wheat | 168 |
| BAR BU | 13,079 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 13,079 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 591 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 222 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 736 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 31,031 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,167 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 8,406 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,746 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,302 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 29 |
| BWT BU | 591 |
| CRN BU | 736 |
| HAY AC | 1,164 |
| HAY TONS | 1,301 |
| OAT BU | 31,031 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 8,406 |
| POT AC | 108 |
| POT BU | 7,746 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,301 |
| WHT AC | 168 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,302 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 334 |
| C UNMD M | 328 |
| C UNMD TOT | 662 |
| D OCC | 190 |
| FEMALE | 529 |
| GRA BU | 222 |
| H INHAB | 190 |
| H UNINH | 12 |
| MALE | 514 |
| MD F | 167 |
| MD M | 167 |
| MD TOT | 334 |
| NUMBER CD | 62 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,167 |
| TUR BU | 29 |
| WID F | 28 |
| WID M | 19 |
| WID TOT | 47 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC062008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC091004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911987
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-qc062008-1881/.