St. Didace, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Didace was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,403. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.349°N, 73.228°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Didace had a population of 2,403: 1,224 male and 1,179 female residents. Population density was 46.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 689 |
| 1861 | 1,654 |
| 1871 | 2,055 |
| 1881 | 2,403 |
| 1891 | 1,954 |
| 1901 | 1,499 |
| 1911 | 1,463 |
| 1921 | 1,050 |
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. Didace shared boundaries with:
- Hunterstown
- Mastigoche
- St. Alexis des Monts
- St. Barthélemy
- St. Gabriel de Brandon
- St. Justin
- Ste. Ursule
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 | 492 |
| Number of families | 492 |
| Number of females | 1,179 |
| Number of males | 1,224 |
| Number of married females | 418 |
| Number of married males | 421 |
| Number of married persons | 839 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 60 |
| POP TOT | 2,403 |
| Total population | 2,403 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 729 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 775 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,504 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 402 |
| Number of occupied houses | 403 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 45 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,238 |
| Acres of potatoes | 133 |
| Acres of wheat | 276 |
| BAR BU | 653 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 653 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,761 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 761 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 31,964 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 246 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 5,452 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,147 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 519 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,573 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 383 |
| BWT BU | 5,761 |
| CRN BU | 761 |
| HAY AC | 1,238 |
| HAY TONS | 1,423 |
| OAT BU | 31,964 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 5,452 |
| POT AC | 133 |
| POT BU | 10,147 |
| RYE BU | 519 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,423 |
| WHT AC | 276 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,573 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 729 |
| C UNMD M | 775 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,504 |
| D OCC | 403 |
| FEMALE | 1,179 |
| GRA BU | 20 |
| H CON | 10 |
| H INHAB | 402 |
| H UNINH | 45 |
| MALE | 1,224 |
| MD F | 418 |
| MD M | 421 |
| MD TOT | 839 |
| NUMBER CD | 85 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 246 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 383 |
| WID F | 32 |
| WID M | 28 |
| WID TOT | 60 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC085010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC069006— 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. Didace, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-didace-qc085010-1881/.