St. Clet, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Clet was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 959. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912023. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.351°N, 74.225°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Clet had a population of 959: 513 male and 446 female residents. Population density was 62.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,257 |
| 1861 | 1,121 |
| 1871 | 1,057 |
| 1881 | 959 |
| 1891 | 965 |
| 1901 | 930 |
| 1911 | 1,011 |
| 1921 | 1,006 |
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 contained St. Clet, 1871 (90.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Clet 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 | 177 |
| Number of families | 177 |
| Number of females | 446 |
| Number of males | 513 |
| Number of married females | 143 |
| Number of married males | 157 |
| Number of married persons | 300 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 32 |
| POP TOT | 959 |
| Total population | 959 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 284 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 343 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 627 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 172 |
| Number of occupied houses | 172 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,328 |
| Acres of potatoes | 115 |
| Acres of wheat | 391 |
| BAR BU | 14,210 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 14,210 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,190 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 358 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 960 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 56,608 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 384 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 25,125 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,459 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,472 |
| BWT BU | 1,190 |
| CRN BU | 960 |
| HAY AC | 1,328 |
| HAY TONS | 1,030 |
| OAT BU | 56,608 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 25,125 |
| POT AC | 115 |
| POT BU | 16,459 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,030 |
| WHT AC | 391 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,472 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 284 |
| C UNMD M | 343 |
| C UNMD TOT | 627 |
| D OCC | 172 |
| FEMALE | 446 |
| GRA BU | 358 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 172 |
| H UNINH | 5 |
| MALE | 513 |
| MD F | 143 |
| MD M | 157 |
| MD TOT | 300 |
| NUMBER CD | 74 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 384 |
| WID F | 19 |
| WID M | 13 |
| WID TOT | 32 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC074006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC089002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912023
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. Clet, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-clet-qc074006-1881/.