St. Cuthbert, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Cuthbert was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,325. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.184°N, 73.229°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Cuthbert had a population of 3,325: 1,646 male and 1,679 female residents. Population density was 63.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,767 |
| 1861 | 3,110 |
| 1871 | 3,122 |
| 1881 | 3,325 |
| 1891 | 3,179 |
| 1901 | 3,055 |
| 1911 | 2,461 |
| 1921 | 2,185 |
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. Cuthbert shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 721 |
| Number of families | 721 |
| Number of females | 1,679 |
| Number of males | 1,646 |
| Number of married females | 532 |
| Number of married males | 536 |
| Number of married persons | 1,068 |
| Number of widowed females | 75 |
| Number of widowed males | 50 |
| Number of widowed persons | 125 |
| POP TOT | 3,325 |
| Total population | 3,325 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,072 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,060 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,132 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 529 |
| Number of occupied houses | 529 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 30 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,104 |
| Acres of potatoes | 212 |
| Acres of wheat | 453 |
| BAR BU | 1,884 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,884 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 15,088 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 256 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,137 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 73,137 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,672 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 52,800 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 25,132 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 174 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,736 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 22 |
| BWT BU | 15,088 |
| CRN BU | 2,137 |
| HAY AC | 4,104 |
| HAY TONS | 8,524 |
| OAT BU | 73,137 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 52,800 |
| POT AC | 212 |
| POT BU | 25,132 |
| RYE BU | 174 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,524 |
| WHT AC | 453 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,736 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,072 |
| C UNMD M | 1,060 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,132 |
| D OCC | 529 |
| FEMALE | 1,679 |
| GRA BU | 256 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 529 |
| H UNINH | 30 |
| MALE | 1,646 |
| MD F | 532 |
| MD M | 536 |
| MD TOT | 1,068 |
| NUMBER CD | 86 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,672 |
| TUR BU | 22 |
| WID F | 75 |
| WID M | 50 |
| WID TOT | 125 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC086007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC043007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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. Cuthbert, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-cuthbert-qc086007-1881/.