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 density was 63.5 people per square mile.
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’Islet, 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 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 306 |
| Number of families | 306 |
| Number of females | 705 |
| Number of males | 743 |
| Number of married females | 231 |
| Number of married males | 231 |
| Number of married persons | 462 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 47 |
| POP TOT | 1,448 |
| Total population | 1,448 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 443 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 496 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 939 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 198 |
| Number of occupied houses | 198 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 33 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 826 |
| Acres of potatoes | 270 |
| Acres of wheat | 296 |
| BAR BU | 1,258 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,258 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 363 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,061 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 908 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 394 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 19,026 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,955 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,839 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 689 |
| BWT BU | 363 |
| CRN BU | 30 |
| HAY AC | 826 |
| HAY TONS | 681 |
| OAT BU | 8,061 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 394 |
| POT AC | 270 |
| POT BU | 19,026 |
| RYE BU | 1,955 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 681 |
| WHT AC | 296 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,839 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 443 |
| C UNMD M | 496 |
| C UNMD TOT | 939 |
| D OCC | 198 |
| FEMALE | 705 |
| GRA BU | 14 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 198 |
| H UNINH | 33 |
| MALE | 743 |
| MD F | 231 |
| MD M | 231 |
| MD TOT | 462 |
| NUMBER CD | 43 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 908 |
| TUR BU | 689 |
| WID F | 31 |
| WID M | 16 |
| WID TOT | 47 |
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/.