St. Epiphane, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Epiphane was a census subdivision in Temiscouata County, Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,337. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q106815214. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.872°N, 69.269°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Epiphane had a population of 1,337: 689 male and 648 female residents. Population density was 19.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,337 |
| 1891 | 1,158 |
| 1901 | 1,278 |
| 1911 | 1,511 |
| 1921 | 1,716 |
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 Viger, Demers, 1871 (55.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Epiphane shared boundaries with:
- Isle Verte
- St. Arsène
- St. Clément
- St. François-Xavier & St. Hubert
- St. Honoré
- St. Modeste
- St. Paul de la Croix
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 68 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 216 |
| Number of families | 216 |
| Number of females | 648 |
| Number of males | 689 |
| Number of married females | 198 |
| Number of married males | 198 |
| Number of married persons | 396 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 27 |
| POP TOT | 1,337 |
| Total population | 1,337 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 433 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 481 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 914 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 173 |
| Number of occupied houses | 173 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,834 |
| Acres of potatoes | 196 |
| Acres of wheat | 473 |
| BAR BU | 1,804 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,804 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,179 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,881 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 333 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,839 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 31,080 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3,193 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,451 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 230 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 39 |
| BWT BU | 1,179 |
| CRN BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 1,834 |
| HAY TONS | 1,444 |
| OAT BU | 7,881 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,839 |
| POT AC | 196 |
| POT BU | 31,080 |
| RYE BU | 3,193 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,444 |
| WHT AC | 473 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,451 |
| WHT WTR BU | 39 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 433 |
| C UNMD M | 481 |
| C UNMD TOT | 914 |
| CD NAME | Temiscouata |
| D OCC | 173 |
| FEMALE | 648 |
| GRA BU | 24 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 173 |
| H UNINH | 5 |
| MALE | 689 |
| MD F | 198 |
| MD M | 198 |
| MD TOT | 396 |
| NUMBER CD | 41 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 333 |
| TUR BU | 230 |
| WID F | 17 |
| WID M | 10 |
| WID TOT | 27 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC041009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC095013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q106815214
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. Epiphane, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-epiphane-qc041009-1881/.