St. Cyprien, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Cyprien was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,887. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.179°N, 73.402°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Cyprien had a population of 1,887: 926 male and 961 female residents. Population density was 42.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 4,579 |
| 1871 | 3,273 |
| 1881 | 1,887 |
| 1891 | 1,703 |
| 1901 | 1,421 |
| 1911 | 1,063 |
| 1921 | 1,165 |
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. Cyprien shared boundaries with:
- L'Acadie
- Napierville, Village
- St. Bernard de Lacolle
- St. Jacques le Mineur
- St. Patrice de Sherrington
- St. Valentin
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 341 |
| Number of families | 341 |
| Number of females | 961 |
| Number of males | 926 |
| Number of married females | 315 |
| Number of married males | 314 |
| Number of married persons | 629 |
| Number of widowed females | 44 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 63 |
| POP TOT | 1,887 |
| Total population | 1,887 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 602 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 593 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,195 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 313 |
| Number of occupied houses | 313 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 53 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,670 |
| Acres of potatoes | 170 |
| Acres of wheat | 487 |
| BAR BU | 2,020 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,020 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10,125 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 622 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5,333 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 70,999 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,629 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 11,822 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 19,613 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,149 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,526 |
| BWT BU | 10,125 |
| CRN BU | 5,333 |
| HAY AC | 5,670 |
| HAY TONS | 4,183 |
| OAT BU | 70,999 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 11,822 |
| POT AC | 170 |
| POT BU | 19,613 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,183 |
| WHT AC | 487 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,149 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 602 |
| C UNMD M | 593 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,195 |
| D OCC | 313 |
| FEMALE | 961 |
| GRA BU | 622 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 313 |
| H UNINH | 53 |
| MALE | 926 |
| MD F | 315 |
| MD M | 314 |
| MD TOT | 629 |
| NUMBER CD | 70 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,629 |
| TUR BU | 1,526 |
| WID F | 44 |
| WID M | 19 |
| WID TOT | 63 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC070006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC077001— 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. Cyprien, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-cyprien-qc070006-1881/.