St. Evariste, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Evariste was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,047. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q690761. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.981°N, 71.049°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Evariste had a population of 1,047: 526 male and 521 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,153 |
| 1881 | 1,047 |
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 St. Evariste, 1871 (55.2% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Adstock, 1891 (52.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Évariste de Forsyth, 1891 (47.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Evariste shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,047 total population, 526 males, 521 females, 342 married persons, 196 families, 171 married females, 171 married males, 22 widowed persons, 12 widowed females, 10 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 683 single persons under 18, 345 single males under 18, 338 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 178 inhabited houses, 178 occupied houses, 41 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 11,706 bushels of oats, 4,042 bushels of potatoes, 2,670 acres of hay crops, 2,233 bushels of buckwheat, 1,509 bushels of barley, 1,390 tons of hay, 1,028 bushels of spring wheat, 878 bushels of turnips, 616 bushels of peas and beans, 509 bushels of other root crops, 471 bushels of rye, 90 acres of wheat, 80 acres of potatoes, 72 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 38 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,050 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:
QC048015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC048015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q690761
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. Evariste, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-evariste-qc048015-1881/.