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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462007. 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 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 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 3,325 total population, 1,679 females, 1,646 males, 1,068 married persons, 721 families, 536 married males, 532 married females, 125 widowed persons, 75 widowed females, 50 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 2,132 single persons under 18, 1,072 single females under 18, 1,060 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 529 inhabited houses, 529 occupied houses, 30 uninhabited houses, 6 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 73,137 bushels of oats, 52,800 bushels of peas and beans, 25,132 bushels of potatoes, 15,088 bushels of buckwheat, 8,524 tons of hay, 4,104 acres of hay crops, 3,736 bushels of spring wheat, 2,672 bushels of other root crops, 2,137 bushels of corn, 1,884 bushels of barley, 453 acres of wheat, 256 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 212 acres of potatoes, 174 bushels of rye, 22 bushels of turnips. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Anselme Homère Pâquet | 1830–1891 | born and died here |
| Léon-Adélard Fafard | 1850–1885 | born here |
| Mathilde Toupin-Fafard | 1875–1925 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,325 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:
QC086007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC043007_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462007
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Cuthbert
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Cuthbert
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/.