St. Eugène, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Eugène was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,448. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912126. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.072°N, 70.311°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Eugène had a population of 1,448: 743 male and 705 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,448 |
| 1891 | 1,500 |
| 1901 | 1,477 |
| 1911 | 1,359 |
| 1921 | 1,292 |
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 L’lslet, St. Eugène, 1871 (47.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Eugène shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,448 total population, 743 males, 705 females, 462 married persons, 306 families, 231 married females, 231 married males, 47 widowed persons, 31 widowed females, 16 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 939 single persons under 18, 496 single males under 18, 443 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 198 inhabited houses, 198 occupied houses, 33 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 19,026 bushels of potatoes, 8,061 bushels of oats, 2,839 bushels of spring wheat, 1,955 bushels of rye, 1,258 bushels of barley, 908 bushels of other root crops, 826 acres of hay crops, 689 bushels of turnips, 681 tons of hay, 394 bushels of peas and beans, 363 bushels of buckwheat, 296 acres of wheat, 270 acres of potatoes, 30 bushels of corn, 14 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,448 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC043002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC067007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912126
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. Eugène, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-eug-ne-qc043002-1881/.