St. Clément, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Clément was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,846. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.290°N, 73.887°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Clément had a population of 1,846: 927 male and 919 female residents. Population density was 62.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,212 |
| 1861 | 3,563 |
| 1871 | 2,068 |
| 1881 | 1,846 |
| 1881 | 1,015 |
| 1891 | 1,771 |
| 1891 | 833 |
| 1901 | 1,549 |
| 1901 | 1,024 |
| 1911 | 1,516 |
| 1911 | 1,208 |
| 1921 | 1,234 |
| 1921 | 608 |
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. Clément shared boundaries with:
- Beauharnois, Town—Ville
- NO DATA
- St. Epiphane
- St. Etienne
- St. François-Xavier & St. Hubert
- St. Jean de Dieu & Raudot
- St. Joachim
- St. Louis de Gonzague
- St. Paul de la Croix
- St. Timothée
- Ste. Martine
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 | 338 |
| Number of families | 338 |
| Number of females | 919 |
| Number of males | 927 |
| Number of married females | 310 |
| Number of married males | 310 |
| Number of married persons | 620 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 58 |
| POP TOT | 1,846 |
| Total population | 1,846 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 576 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 592 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,168 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 308 |
| Number of occupied houses | 308 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,996 |
| Acres of potatoes | 283 |
| Acres of wheat | 607 |
| BAR BU | 15,680 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 15,680 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,903 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 175 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,012 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 54,669 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 438 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 84,338 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 43,421 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,954 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7 |
| BWT BU | 2,903 |
| CRN BU | 1,012 |
| HAY AC | 1,996 |
| HAY TONS | 1,744 |
| OAT BU | 54,669 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 84,338 |
| POT AC | 283 |
| POT BU | 43,421 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,744 |
| WHT AC | 607 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,954 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 576 |
| C UNMD M | 592 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,168 |
| D OCC | 308 |
| FEMALE | 919 |
| GRA BU | 175 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 308 |
| H UNINH | 17 |
| MALE | 927 |
| MD F | 310 |
| MD M | 310 |
| MD TOT | 620 |
| NUMBER CD | 73 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 438 |
| TUR BU | 7 |
| WID F | 33 |
| WID M | 25 |
| WID TOT | 58 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC073003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC095009— 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. Clément, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-cl-ment-qc073003-1881/.