St. Elzéar, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Elzéar was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,500. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.397°N, 71.078°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Elzéar had a population of 1,500: 763 male and 737 female residents. Population density was 43.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,365 |
| 1861 | 2,305 |
| 1871 | 2,129 |
| 1881 | 1,500 |
| 1891 | 1,247 |
| 1901 | 1,235 |
| 1911 | 1,175 |
| 1921 | 1,128 |
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 was contained in St. Elzéar, 1871 (78.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Elzéar shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 239 |
| Number of families | 239 |
| Number of females | 737 |
| Number of males | 763 |
| Number of married females | 220 |
| Number of married males | 221 |
| Number of married persons | 441 |
| Number of widowed females | 42 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 62 |
| POP TOT | 1,500 |
| Total population | 1,500 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 475 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 522 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 997 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 222 |
| Number of occupied houses | 222 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 55 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,529 |
| Acres of potatoes | 147 |
| Acres of wheat | 199 |
| BAR BU | 3,712 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,712 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,434 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 166 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 74 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 30,869 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 934 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,810 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,722 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 330 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,968 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 680 |
| BWT BU | 1,434 |
| CRN BU | 74 |
| HAY AC | 3,529 |
| HAY TONS | 3,889 |
| OAT BU | 30,869 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,810 |
| POT AC | 147 |
| POT BU | 11,722 |
| RYE BU | 330 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,889 |
| WHT AC | 199 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,968 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 475 |
| C UNMD M | 522 |
| C UNMD TOT | 997 |
| D OCC | 222 |
| FEMALE | 737 |
| GRA BU | 166 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 222 |
| H UNINH | 55 |
| MALE | 763 |
| MD F | 220 |
| MD M | 221 |
| MD TOT | 441 |
| NUMBER CD | 48 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 934 |
| TUR BU | 680 |
| WID F | 42 |
| WID M | 20 |
| WID TOT | 62 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC048002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC040008— 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. Elzéar, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-elz-ar-qc048002-1881/.