St. Edouard, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Edouard was a census subdivision in Quebec, 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 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,836 total population, 928 females, 908 males, 506 married persons, 302 families, 253 married females, 253 married males, 64 widowed persons, 43 widowed females, 21 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,266 single persons under 18, 634 single males under 18, 632 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 296 inhabited houses, 296 occupied houses, 21 uninhabited houses, 8 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 27,612 bushels of oats, 22,539 bushels of potatoes, 5,403 bushels of barley, 4,202 acres of hay crops, 2,957 bushels of buckwheat, 2,418 tons of hay, 1,077 bushels of spring wheat, 892 bushels of turnips, 525 bushels of other root crops, 512 bushels of peas and beans, 205 acres of potatoes, 90 acres of wheat, 46 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 46 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,836 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:
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/.