St. Colomban, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Colomban was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 590. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3483898. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.739°N, 74.140°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Colomban had a population of 590: 299 male and 291 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 896 |
| 1861 | 3,580 |
| 1871 | 676 |
| 1871 | 3,185 |
| 1881 | 590 |
| 1881 | 3,277 |
| 1891 | 395 |
| 1891 | 2,663 |
| 1901 | 324 |
| 1901 | 2,069 |
| 1911 | 291 |
| 1911 | 1,969 |
| 1921 | 297 |
| 1921 | 2,116 |
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. Colomban shared boundaries with:
- Gore
- Mille Isles
- Québec, Banlieue Centre
- Québec, Banlieue S
- St. Canut
- St. Jérusalem
- St. Jérôme
- Ste. Foy
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 | 98 |
| Number of families | 98 |
| Number of females | 291 |
| Number of males | 299 |
| Number of married females | 83 |
| Number of married males | 82 |
| Number of married persons | 165 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 30 |
| POP TOT | 590 |
| Total population | 590 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 190 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 205 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 395 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 98 |
| Number of occupied houses | 98 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,490 |
| Acres of potatoes | 123 |
| Acres of wheat | 1 |
| BAR BU | 11 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,937 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 829 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 13,438 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 13,501 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 336 |
| BWT BU | 1,937 |
| CRN BU | 829 |
| HAY AC | 1,490 |
| HAY TONS | 928 |
| OAT BU | 13,438 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 30 |
| POT AC | 123 |
| POT BU | 13,501 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 928 |
| WHT AC | 1 |
| WHT SP BU | 4 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 190 |
| C UNMD M | 205 |
| C UNMD TOT | 395 |
| D OCC | 98 |
| FEMALE | 291 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 98 |
| H UNINH | 12 |
| MALE | 299 |
| MD F | 83 |
| MD M | 82 |
| MD TOT | 165 |
| NUMBER CD | 95 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 20 |
| TUR BU | 336 |
| WID F | 18 |
| WID M | 12 |
| WID TOT | 30 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC095012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC081007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3483898
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. Colomban, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-colomban-qc095012-1881/.