St. Ephrem d'Upton, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Ephrem d'Upton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,137. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.680°N, 72.677°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Ephrem d'Upton had a population of 1,137: 598 male and 539 female residents. Population density was 37.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,137 |
| 1891 | 1,314 |
| 1901 | 1,035 |
| 1911 | 987 |
| 1921 | 941 |
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. Ephrem d'Upton shared boundaries with:
- St. André
- St. Ephrem d’Upton, Village
- St. Eugène de Grantham
- St. Germain de Grantham
- St. Liboire
- St. Théodore d'Acton
- St. Valérien
- Ste. Hélène
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 206 |
| Number of families | 206 |
| Number of females | 539 |
| Number of males | 598 |
| Number of married females | 196 |
| Number of married males | 199 |
| Number of married persons | 395 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 26 |
| POP TOT | 1,137 |
| Total population | 1,137 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 330 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 386 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 716 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 169 |
| Number of occupied houses | 169 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 818 |
| Acres of potatoes | 108 |
| Acres of wheat | 203 |
| BAR BU | 693 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 693 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 455 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 79 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 445 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 21,671 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 148 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 3,358 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,962 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 33 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,703 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 92 |
| BWT BU | 455 |
| CRN BU | 445 |
| HAY AC | 818 |
| HAY TONS | 924 |
| OAT BU | 21,671 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 3,358 |
| POT AC | 108 |
| POT BU | 4,962 |
| RYE BU | 33 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 924 |
| WHT AC | 203 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,703 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 330 |
| C UNMD M | 386 |
| C UNMD TOT | 716 |
| D OCC | 169 |
| FEMALE | 539 |
| GRA BU | 79 |
| H INHAB | 169 |
| H UNINH | 16 |
| MALE | 598 |
| MD F | 196 |
| MD M | 199 |
| MD TOT | 395 |
| NUMBER CD | 58 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 148 |
| TUR BU | 92 |
| WID F | 13 |
| WID M | 13 |
| WID TOT | 26 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC058008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC039004— 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. Ephrem d'Upton, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-ephrem-d-upton-qc058008-1881/.