St. Donat, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Donat was a census subdivision in Rimouski County, Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 914. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.491°N, 68.245°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Donat had a population of 914: 471 male and 443 female residents. Population density was 24.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 819 |
| 1881 | 914 |
| 1891 | 760 |
| 1901 | 802 |
| 1911 | 922 |
| 1921 | 1,189 |
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 St. Donat, 1871 (26.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Donat shared boundaries with:
- St. Anaclet
- St. Gabriel & St. Marcellin
- St. Joseph de Lepage
- Ste. Angèle de Merrici
- Ste. Flavie
- Ste. Luce
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 62 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 152 |
| Number of families | 152 |
| Number of females | 443 |
| Number of males | 471 |
| Number of married females | 130 |
| Number of married males | 130 |
| Number of married persons | 260 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 11 |
| POP TOT | 914 |
| Total population | 914 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 307 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 336 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 643 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 112 |
| Number of occupied houses | 112 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 454 |
| Acres of potatoes | 89 |
| Acres of wheat | 637 |
| BAR BU | 1,541 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,541 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 251 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,334 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 410 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 2,048 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 16,362 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 137 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,024 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 146 |
| BWT BU | 251 |
| HAY AC | 454 |
| HAY TONS | 416 |
| OAT BU | 7,334 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 2,048 |
| POT AC | 89 |
| POT BU | 16,362 |
| RYE BU | 137 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 416 |
| WHT AC | 637 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,024 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 307 |
| C UNMD M | 336 |
| C UNMD TOT | 643 |
| CD NAME | Rimouski |
| D OCC | 112 |
| FEMALE | 443 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 112 |
| H UNINH | 12 |
| MALE | 471 |
| MD F | 130 |
| MD M | 130 |
| MD TOT | 260 |
| NUMBER CD | 40 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 410 |
| TUR BU | 146 |
| WID F | 6 |
| WID M | 5 |
| WID TOT | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC040012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC084007— 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, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-donat-qc040012-1881/.