St. David, Quebec (1881 census)
St. David was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,106. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.934°N, 72.839°W.
Population
In 1881, St. David had a population of 3,106: 1,580 male and 1,526 female residents. Population density was 79.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,159 |
| 1861 | 3,925 |
| 1871 | 2,934 |
| 1881 | 3,106 |
| 1891 | 2,312 |
| 1901 | 2,050 |
| 1911 | 1,911 |
| 1921 | 1,618 |
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. David shared boundaries with:
- St. Aimé
- St. Bonaventure d'Upton
- St. François
- St. Guillaume d'Upton
- St. Marcel
- St. Michel
- St. Pie de Guire
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 | 588 |
| Number of families | 588 |
| Number of females | 1,526 |
| Number of males | 1,580 |
| Number of married females | 536 |
| Number of married males | 540 |
| Number of married persons | 1,076 |
| Number of widowed females | 59 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 86 |
| POP TOT | 3,106 |
| Total population | 3,106 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 931 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,013 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,944 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 414 |
| Number of occupied houses | 414 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 73 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,030 |
| Acres of potatoes | 171 |
| Acres of wheat | 593 |
| BAR BU | 1,140 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,140 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,852 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 292 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,931 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 49,429 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 303 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 11,520 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,981 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,161 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 785 |
| BWT BU | 6,852 |
| CRN BU | 1,931 |
| HAY AC | 2,030 |
| HAY TONS | 3,038 |
| OAT BU | 49,429 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 11,520 |
| POT AC | 171 |
| POT BU | 11,981 |
| RYE BU | 25 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,038 |
| WHT AC | 593 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,161 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 931 |
| C UNMD M | 1,013 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,944 |
| D OCC | 414 |
| FEMALE | 1,526 |
| GRA BU | 292 |
| H CON | 7 |
| H INHAB | 414 |
| H UNINH | 73 |
| MALE | 1,580 |
| MD F | 536 |
| MD M | 540 |
| MD TOT | 1,076 |
| NUMBER CD | 57 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 303 |
| TUR BU | 785 |
| WID F | 59 |
| WID M | 27 |
| WID TOT | 86 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC057008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC100005— 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. David, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-david-qc057008-1881/.