St. Denis, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Denis was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,286. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912052. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.752°N, 73.125°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Denis had a population of 2,286: 1,122 male and 1,164 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,463 |
| 1881 | 2,286 |
| 1891 | 2,250 |
| 1901 | 1,945 |
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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,286 total population, 1,164 females, 1,122 males, 768 married persons, 453 families, 385 married males, 383 married females, 102 widowed persons, 62 widowed females, 40 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,416 single persons under 18, 719 single females under 18, 697 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 416 inhabited houses, 416 occupied houses, 38 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 55,267 bushels of oats, 35,719 bushels of peas and beans, 11,813 bushels of potatoes, 11,599 bushels of barley, 3,611 bushels of spring wheat, 2,512 bushels of corn, 2,261 bushels of other root crops, 2,103 tons of hay, 1,850 acres of hay crops, 1,313 bushels of buckwheat, 534 acres of wheat, 370 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 218 bushels of rye, 145 acres of potatoes, 86 bushels of turnips, 25 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,286 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:
QC062007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC190007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912052
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-qc062007-1881/.