St. Christophe, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Christophe was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 893. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912010. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.016°N, 71.879°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Christophe had a population of 893: 449 male and 444 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,287 |
| 1881 | 893 |
| 1901 | 861 |
| 1911 | 685 |
| 1921 | 696 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Christophe d’Arthabaska, 1891 (85.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Christophe 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 893 total population, 449 males, 444 females, 285 married persons, 144 married males, 143 families, 141 married females, 21 widowed persons, 13 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 587 single persons under 18, 297 single males under 18, 290 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 143 inhabited houses, 143 occupied houses, 34 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 15,203 bushels of oats, 8,009 bushels of potatoes, 2,424 bushels of buckwheat, 2,278 bushels of spring wheat, 1,991 tons of hay, 1,765 acres of hay crops, 955 bushels of peas and beans, 415 bushels of other root crops, 382 bushels of barley, 348 bushels of rye, 220 acres of wheat, 193 bushels of turnips, 174 bushels of corn, 109 acres of potatoes, 36 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Arthur Dumoulin Cannon | 1877–1939 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 893 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:
QC052024— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC038009_1901— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912010
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. Christophe, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-christophe-qc052024-1881/.