St. Constant, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Constant was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,722. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912031. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.347°N, 73.580°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Constant had a population of 1,722: 868 male and 854 female residents. Population density was 56.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,697 |
| 1861 | 2,388 |
| 1871 | 1,898 |
| 1881 | 1,722 |
| 1891 | 1,572 |
| 1901 | 1,525 |
| 1911 | 1,395 |
| 1921 | 1,411 |
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. Constant 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 | 283 |
| Number of families | 283 |
| Number of females | 854 |
| Number of males | 868 |
| Number of married females | 273 |
| Number of married males | 275 |
| Number of married persons | 548 |
| Number of widowed females | 46 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 72 |
| POP TOT | 1,722 |
| Total population | 1,722 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 535 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 567 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,102 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 264 |
| Number of occupied houses | 264 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,927 |
| Acres of potatoes | 214 |
| Acres of wheat | 348 |
| BAR BU | 4,536 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,536 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,951 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 520 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,414 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 72,953 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 3,836 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 57,698 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 25,898 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,063 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 25 |
| BWT BU | 2,951 |
| CRN BU | 2,414 |
| HAY AC | 4,927 |
| HAY TONS | 3,743 |
| OAT BU | 72,953 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 57,698 |
| POT AC | 214 |
| POT BU | 25,898 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,743 |
| WHT AC | 348 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,063 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 535 |
| C UNMD M | 567 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,102 |
| D OCC | 264 |
| FEMALE | 854 |
| GRA BU | 520 |
| H INHAB | 264 |
| H UNINH | 21 |
| MALE | 868 |
| MD F | 273 |
| MD M | 275 |
| MD TOT | 548 |
| NUMBER CD | 69 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 3,836 |
| TUR BU | 25 |
| WID F | 46 |
| WID M | 26 |
| WID TOT | 72 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC069004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC064002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912031
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. Constant, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-constant-qc069004-1881/.