St. Donat and Chilton, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Donat and Chilton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 343. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.280°N, 74.189°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Donat and Chilton had a population of 343: 191 male and 152 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 343 |
| 1891 | 351 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in NO DATA, 1871 (54.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Donat and Chilton 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 343 total population, 191 males, 152 females, 113 married persons, 77 families, 57 married males, 56 married females, 5 widowed persons, 4 widowed males, 1 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 225 single persons under 18, 130 single males under 18, 95 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 65 occupied houses, 61 inhabited houses, 4 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 3 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 4,861 bushels of buckwheat, 2,383 bushels of oats, 2,011 bushels of potatoes, 617 bushels of turnips, 539 bushels of barley, 363 tons of hay, 346 acres of hay crops, 345 bushels of rye, 218 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 185 bushels of peas and beans, 65 bushels of other root crops, 59 bushels of spring wheat, 22 bushels of corn, 19 acres of potatoes, 6 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 343 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:
QC089009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC170003— 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. Donat and Chilton, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-donat-and-chilton-qc089009-1881/.