St. Donat, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Donat was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 914. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462098. 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 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:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 914 total population, 471 males, 443 females, 260 married persons, 152 families, 130 married females, 130 married males, 11 widowed persons, 6 widowed females, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 643 single persons under 18, 336 single males under 18, 307 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 112 inhabited houses, 112 occupied houses, 12 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 16,362 bushels of potatoes, 7,334 bushels of oats, 5,024 bushels of spring wheat, 2,048 bushels of peas and beans, 1,541 bushels of barley, 637 acres of wheat, 454 acres of hay crops, 416 tons of hay, 410 bushels of other root crops, 251 bushels of buckwheat, 146 bushels of turnips, 137 bushels of rye, 89 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 914 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:
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: Q3462098
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Donat,_Bas-Saint-Laurent
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Donat_(La_Mitis)
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/.