St. Denis, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Denis was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 950. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.495°N, 69.932°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Denis had a population of 950: 462 male and 488 female residents. Population density was 72.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 980 |
| 1881 | 950 |
| 1891 | 909 |
| 1901 | 806 |
| 1911 | 823 |
| 1921 | 793 |
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. Denis shared boundaries with:
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 | 176 |
| Number of families | 176 |
| Number of females | 488 |
| Number of males | 462 |
| Number of married females | 128 |
| Number of married males | 127 |
| Number of married persons | 255 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 42 |
| POP TOT | 950 |
| Total population | 950 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 338 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 315 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 653 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 131 |
| Number of occupied houses | 131 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,031 |
| Acres of potatoes | 96 |
| Acres of wheat | 942 |
| BAR BU | 2,031 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,031 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 28,219 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 137 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 727 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,253 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 483 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7,649 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 91 |
| CRN BU | 12 |
| HAY AC | 1,031 |
| HAY TONS | 1,196 |
| OAT BU | 28,219 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 727 |
| POT AC | 96 |
| POT BU | 16,253 |
| RYE BU | 483 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,196 |
| WHT AC | 942 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,649 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 338 |
| C UNMD M | 315 |
| C UNMD TOT | 653 |
| D OCC | 131 |
| FEMALE | 488 |
| GRA BU | 39 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 131 |
| H UNINH | 12 |
| MALE | 462 |
| MD F | 128 |
| MD M | 127 |
| MD TOT | 255 |
| NUMBER CD | 42 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 137 |
| TUR BU | 91 |
| WID F | 22 |
| WID M | 20 |
| WID TOT | 42 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC042005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC061007_1871— 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. Denis, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-denis-qc042005-1881/.