St. Elie, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Elie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 797. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463575. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.516°N, 72.990°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Elie had a population of 797: 402 male and 395 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 472 |
| 1881 | 797 |
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. Elie 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 797 total population, 402 males, 395 females, 278 married persons, 143 families, 139 married females, 139 married males, 17 widowed persons, 14 widowed females, 3 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 502 single persons under 18, 260 single males under 18, 242 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 127 inhabited houses, 127 occupied houses, 5 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 17,856 bushels of oats, 5,787 bushels of buckwheat, 3,483 bushels of potatoes, 1,773 bushels of peas and beans, 1,020 bushels of turnips, 432 bushels of corn, 427 acres of hay crops, 376 bushels of spring wheat, 336 tons of hay, 310 bushels of barley, 187 bushels of other root crops, 69 bushels of rye, 46 acres of potatoes, 43 acres of wheat, 18 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 797 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:
QC084005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC084005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3463575
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-%C3%89lie-de-Caxton
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-%C3%89lie-de-Caxton
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. Elie, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-elie-qc084005-1881/.