St. Edouard, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Edouard was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,388. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463568. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.523°N, 71.737°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Edouard had a population of 1,388: 691 male and 697 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,197 |
| 1881 | 1,388 |
| 1891 | 1,359 |
| 1901 | 1,358 |
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 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,388 total population, 697 females, 691 males, 441 married persons, 237 families, 221 married females, 220 married males, 37 widowed persons, 19 widowed males, 18 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 910 single persons under 18, 458 single females under 18, 452 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 191 inhabited houses, 191 occupied houses, 18 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 37,269 bushels of oats, 12,552 bushels of potatoes, 4,595 bushels of spring wheat, 2,640 bushels of peas and beans, 2,497 bushels of buckwheat, 2,183 bushels of barley, 2,017 tons of hay, 1,859 acres of hay crops, 524 acres of wheat, 288 bushels of rye, 274 bushels of other root crops, 259 bushels of corn, 139 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 57 acres of potatoes, 24 bushels of turnips. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,388 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:
QC049004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC166008_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3463568
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-%C3%89douard-de-Lotbini%C3%A8re
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-%C3%89douard-de-Lotbini%C3%A8re
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-qc049004-1881/.