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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463573. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,499 |
| 1891 | 1,290 |
| 1901 | 1,105 |
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 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,499 total population, 754 females, 745 males, 509 married persons, 256 married males, 254 families, 253 married females, 50 widowed persons, 30 widowed females, 20 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 940 single persons under 18, 471 single females under 18, 469 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 236 inhabited houses, 236 occupied houses, 17 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 63,776 bushels of oats, 22,733 bushels of potatoes, 10,737 bushels of peas and beans, 5,177 bushels of buckwheat, 4,491 bushels of corn, 2,031 bushels of spring wheat, 1,382 acres of hay crops, 1,262 bushels of barley, 1,183 tons of hay, 832 bushels of other root crops, 349 acres of wheat, 158 acres of potatoes, 126 bushels of turnips, 120 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,499 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:
QC070004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC161009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3463573
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/.