St. Etienne, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Etienne was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,037. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.235°N, 73.901°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Etienne had a population of 1,037: 552 male and 485 female residents. Population density was 63.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,097 |
| 1881 | 1,037 |
| 1891 | 982 |
| 1901 | 873 |
| 1911 | 760 |
| 1921 | 724 |
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. Etienne 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 | 205 |
| Number of families | 205 |
| Number of females | 485 |
| Number of males | 552 |
| Number of married females | 175 |
| Number of married males | 176 |
| Number of married persons | 351 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 37 |
| POP TOT | 1,037 |
| Total population | 1,037 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 289 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 360 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 649 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 177 |
| Number of occupied houses | 177 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,658 |
| Acres of potatoes | 123 |
| Acres of wheat | 522 |
| BAR BU | 8,126 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 8,126 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 977 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 285 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 377 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 34,626 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,134 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 43,927 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,629 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 381 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,614 |
| BWT BU | 977 |
| CRN BU | 377 |
| HAY AC | 1,658 |
| HAY TONS | 1,483 |
| OAT BU | 34,626 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 43,927 |
| POT AC | 123 |
| POT BU | 18,629 |
| RYE BU | 381 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,483 |
| WHT AC | 522 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,614 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 289 |
| C UNMD M | 360 |
| C UNMD TOT | 649 |
| D OCC | 177 |
| FEMALE | 485 |
| GRA BU | 285 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 177 |
| H UNINH | 13 |
| MALE | 552 |
| MD F | 175 |
| MD M | 176 |
| MD TOT | 351 |
| NUMBER CD | 73 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,134 |
| WID F | 21 |
| WID M | 16 |
| WID TOT | 37 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC073006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC041003— 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. Etienne, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-etienne-qc073006-1881/.