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 Q112912026. 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 |
| 1871 | 676 |
| 1881 | 590 |
| 1891 | 395 |
| 1901 | 324 |
| 1911 | 291 |
| 1921 | 297 |
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:
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 590 total population, 299 males, 291 females, 165 married persons, 98 families, 83 married females, 82 married males, 30 widowed persons, 18 widowed females, 12 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 395 single persons under 18, 205 single males under 18, 190 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 98 inhabited houses, 98 occupied houses, 12 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 13,501 bushels of potatoes, 13,438 bushels of oats, 1,937 bushels of buckwheat, 1,490 acres of hay crops, 928 tons of hay, 829 bushels of corn, 336 bushels of turnips, 123 acres of potatoes, 30 bushels of peas and beans, 20 bushels of other root crops, 11 bushels of barley, 4 bushels of spring wheat, 1 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 590 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:
QC095012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052005_1861— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912026
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/.