St. Dominique, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Dominique was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,097. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462095. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.581°N, 72.830°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Dominique had a population of 2,097: 1,059 male and 1,038 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,393 |
| 1871 | 2,390 |
| 1881 | 2,097 |
| 1891 | 1,897 |
| 1901 | 1,552 |
| 1911 | 1,560 |
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. Dominique shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,097 total population, 1,059 males, 1,038 females, 687 married persons, 412 families, 344 married males, 343 married females, 56 widowed persons, 36 widowed females, 20 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,354 single persons under 18, 695 single males under 18, 659 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 325 inhabited houses, 325 occupied houses, 23 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 42,923 bushels of oats, 8,081 bushels of potatoes, 4,428 bushels of other root crops, 3,876 bushels of peas and beans, 3,846 bushels of spring wheat, 2,952 bushels of corn, 2,739 bushels of barley, 2,715 acres of hay crops, 2,655 tons of hay, 708 acres of wheat, 534 bushels of buckwheat, 408 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 363 bushels of turnips, 98 acres of potatoes, 83 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,097 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:
QC058002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC143003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462095
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Dominique
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Dominique
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. Dominique, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-dominique-qc058002-1881/.