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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 959 total population, 513 males, 446 females, 300 married persons, 177 families, 157 married males, 143 married females, 32 widowed persons, 19 widowed females, 13 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 627 single persons under 18, 343 single males under 18, 284 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 172 inhabited houses, 172 occupied houses, 5 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 56,608 bushels of oats, 25,125 bushels of peas and beans, 16,459 bushels of potatoes, 14,210 bushels of barley, 3,472 bushels of spring wheat, 1,328 acres of hay crops, 1,190 bushels of buckwheat, 1,030 tons of hay, 960 bushels of corn, 391 acres of wheat, 384 bushels of other root crops, 358 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 115 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 959 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:
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/.