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 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 density was 38.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,287 |
| 1881 | 893 |
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 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 143 |
| Number of families | 143 |
| Number of females | 444 |
| Number of males | 449 |
| Number of married females | 141 |
| Number of married males | 144 |
| Number of married persons | 285 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 21 |
| POP TOT | 893 |
| Total population | 893 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 290 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 297 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 587 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 143 |
| Number of occupied houses | 143 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 34 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,765 |
| Acres of potatoes | 109 |
| Acres of wheat | 220 |
| BAR BU | 382 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 382 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,424 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 174 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 15,203 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 415 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 955 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,009 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 348 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,278 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 193 |
| BWT BU | 2,424 |
| CRN BU | 174 |
| HAY AC | 1,765 |
| HAY TONS | 1,991 |
| OAT BU | 15,203 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 955 |
| POT AC | 109 |
| POT BU | 8,009 |
| RYE BU | 348 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,991 |
| WHT AC | 220 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,278 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 290 |
| C UNMD M | 297 |
| C UNMD TOT | 587 |
| D OCC | 143 |
| FEMALE | 444 |
| GRA BU | 36 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 143 |
| H UNINH | 34 |
| MALE | 449 |
| MD F | 141 |
| MD M | 144 |
| MD TOT | 285 |
| NUMBER CD | 52 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 415 |
| TUR BU | 193 |
| WID F | 13 |
| WID M | 8 |
| WID TOT | 21 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC052024— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052024— 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. Christophe, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-christophe-qc052024-1881/.