St. Ephrem d’Upton, Village, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Ephrem d’Upton, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 814. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.650°N, 72.694°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Ephrem d’Upton, Village had a population of 814: 410 male and 404 female residents. Population density was 630.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 814 |
| 1891 | 839 |
| 1901 | 671 |
| 1911 | 746 |
| 1921 | 782 |
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. Ephrem, 1871 (4.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Ephrem d’Upton, Village shared boundaries with:
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 | 158 |
| Number of families | 158 |
| Number of females | 404 |
| Number of males | 410 |
| Number of married females | 135 |
| Number of married males | 134 |
| Number of married persons | 269 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 23 |
| POP TOT | 814 |
| Total population | 814 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 254 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 268 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 522 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 128 |
| Number of occupied houses | 128 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 101 |
| Acres of potatoes | 64 |
| Acres of wheat | 15 |
| BAR BU | 103 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 103 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 44 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 77 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,331 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 89 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 389 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,828 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 228 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 97 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 11 |
| BWT BU | 44 |
| CRN BU | 77 |
| HAY AC | 101 |
| HAY TONS | 135 |
| OAT BU | 2,331 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 389 |
| POT AC | 64 |
| POT BU | 2,828 |
| RYE BU | 228 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 135 |
| WHT AC | 15 |
| WHT SP BU | 97 |
| WHT WTR BU | 11 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 254 |
| C UNMD M | 268 |
| C UNMD TOT | 522 |
| D OCC | 128 |
| FEMALE | 404 |
| H INHAB | 128 |
| H UNINH | 3 |
| MALE | 410 |
| MD F | 135 |
| MD M | 134 |
| MD TOT | 269 |
| NUMBER CD | 58 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 89 |
| TUR BU | 27 |
| WID F | 15 |
| WID M | 8 |
| WID TOT | 23 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC058009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC039018_1881— 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, Village, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-ephrem-d-upton-village-qc058009-1881/.