St. Edouard, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Edouard was a township in Quebec (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,836. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.443°N, 70.779°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Edouard had a population of 1,836: 908 male and 928 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,844 |
| 1881 | 1,836 |
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. Edouard shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 302 |
| Number of families | 302 |
| Number of females | 928 |
| Number of males | 908 |
| Number of married females | 253 |
| Number of married males | 253 |
| Number of married persons | 506 |
| Number of widowed females | 43 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 64 |
| POP TOT | 1,836 |
| Total population | 1,836 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 632 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 634 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,266 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 296 |
| Number of occupied houses | 296 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,202 |
| Acres of potatoes | 205 |
| Acres of wheat | 90 |
| BAR BU | 5,403 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5,403 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,957 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 46 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 27,612 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 525 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 512 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,539 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 46 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,077 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 892 |
| BWT BU | 2,957 |
| HAY AC | 4,202 |
| HAY TONS | 2,418 |
| OAT BU | 27,612 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 512 |
| POT AC | 205 |
| POT BU | 22,539 |
| RYE BU | 46 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,418 |
| WHT AC | 90 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,077 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 632 |
| C UNMD M | 634 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,266 |
| D OCC | 296 |
| FEMALE | 928 |
| GRA BU | 46 |
| H CON | 8 |
| H INHAB | 296 |
| H UNINH | 21 |
| MALE | 908 |
| MD F | 253 |
| MD M | 253 |
| MD TOT | 506 |
| NUMBER CD | 47 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 525 |
| TUR BU | 892 |
| WID F | 43 |
| WID M | 21 |
| WID TOT | 64 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC047004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC047004_1871— 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. Edouard, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-edouard-qc047004-1881/.