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 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 density was 59.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,674 |
| 1871 | 2,463 |
| 1881 | 2,286 |
| 1891 | 2,250 |
| 1901 | 1,945 |
| 1911 | 1,160 |
| 1921 | 1,053 |
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 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 453 |
| Number of families | 453 |
| Number of females | 1,164 |
| Number of males | 1,122 |
| Number of married females | 383 |
| Number of married males | 385 |
| Number of married persons | 768 |
| Number of widowed females | 62 |
| Number of widowed males | 40 |
| Number of widowed persons | 102 |
| POP TOT | 2,286 |
| Total population | 2,286 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 719 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 697 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,416 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 416 |
| Number of occupied houses | 416 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 38 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,850 |
| Acres of potatoes | 145 |
| Acres of wheat | 534 |
| BAR BU | 11,599 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 11,599 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,313 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 370 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,512 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 55,267 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,261 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 35,719 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,813 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 218 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,611 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 86 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 25 |
| BWT BU | 1,313 |
| CRN BU | 2,512 |
| HAY AC | 1,850 |
| HAY TONS | 2,103 |
| OAT BU | 55,267 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 35,719 |
| POT AC | 145 |
| POT BU | 11,813 |
| RYE BU | 218 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,103 |
| WHT AC | 534 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,611 |
| WHT WTR BU | 25 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 719 |
| C UNMD M | 697 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,416 |
| D OCC | 416 |
| FEMALE | 1,164 |
| GRA BU | 370 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 416 |
| H UNINH | 38 |
| MALE | 1,122 |
| MD F | 383 |
| MD M | 385 |
| MD TOT | 768 |
| NUMBER CD | 62 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,261 |
| TUR BU | 86 |
| WID F | 62 |
| WID M | 40 |
| WID TOT | 102 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC062007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC091006_1861— 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-qc062007-1881/.