St. Eustache, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Eustache was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,981. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.570°N, 73.933°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Eustache had a population of 1,981: 999 male and 982 female residents. Population density was 59.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,365 |
| 1861 | 2,372 |
| 1871 | 1,987 |
| 1881 | 1,981 |
| 1891 | 1,796 |
| 1901 | 1,685 |
| 1911 | 1,703 |
| 1921 | 1,721 |
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. Eustache 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 | 354 |
| Number of families | 354 |
| Number of females | 982 |
| Number of males | 999 |
| Number of married females | 317 |
| Number of married males | 317 |
| Number of married persons | 634 |
| Number of widowed females | 49 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 77 |
| POP TOT | 1,981 |
| Total population | 1,981 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 616 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 654 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,270 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 324 |
| Number of occupied houses | 324 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,114 |
| Acres of potatoes | 651 |
| Acres of wheat | 741 |
| BAR BU | 1,598 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,598 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,798 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 223 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,272 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 75,974 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 3,078 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 10,122 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 78,120 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 102 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,478 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 381 |
| BWT BU | 4,798 |
| CRN BU | 3,272 |
| HAY AC | 3,114 |
| HAY TONS | 3,626 |
| OAT BU | 75,974 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 10,122 |
| POT AC | 651 |
| POT BU | 78,120 |
| RYE BU | 102 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,626 |
| WHT AC | 741 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,478 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 616 |
| C UNMD M | 654 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,270 |
| D OCC | 324 |
| FEMALE | 982 |
| GRA BU | 223 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 324 |
| H UNINH | 21 |
| MALE | 999 |
| MD F | 317 |
| MD M | 317 |
| MD TOT | 634 |
| NUMBER CD | 95 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 3,078 |
| TUR BU | 381 |
| WID F | 49 |
| WID M | 28 |
| WID TOT | 77 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC095005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052006— 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. Eustache, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-eustache-qc095005-1881/.