St. Edouard, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Edouard was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,499. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.240°N, 73.510°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Edouard had a population of 1,499: 745 male and 754 female residents. Population density was 68.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,644 |
| 1861 | 1,991 |
| 1871 | 1,625 |
| 1881 | 1,499 |
| 1891 | 1,290 |
| 1901 | 1,105 |
| 1911 | 1,079 |
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 contained St. Edouard, 1871 (92.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Edouard shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 254 |
| Number of families | 254 |
| Number of females | 754 |
| Number of males | 745 |
| Number of married females | 253 |
| Number of married males | 256 |
| Number of married persons | 509 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 50 |
| POP TOT | 1,499 |
| Total population | 1,499 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 471 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 469 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 940 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 236 |
| Number of occupied houses | 236 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,382 |
| Acres of potatoes | 158 |
| Acres of wheat | 349 |
| BAR BU | 1,262 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,262 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,177 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 120 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,491 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 63,776 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 832 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 10,737 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,733 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,031 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 126 |
| BWT BU | 5,177 |
| CRN BU | 4,491 |
| HAY AC | 1,382 |
| HAY TONS | 1,183 |
| OAT BU | 63,776 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 10,737 |
| POT AC | 158 |
| POT BU | 22,733 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,183 |
| WHT AC | 349 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,031 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 471 |
| C UNMD M | 469 |
| C UNMD TOT | 940 |
| D OCC | 236 |
| FEMALE | 754 |
| GRA BU | 120 |
| H INHAB | 236 |
| H UNINH | 17 |
| MALE | 745 |
| MD F | 253 |
| MD M | 256 |
| MD TOT | 509 |
| NUMBER CD | 70 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 832 |
| TUR BU | 126 |
| WID F | 30 |
| WID M | 20 |
| WID TOT | 50 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC070004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC166009— 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-qc070004-1881/.