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 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 density was 6.6 people per square mile.
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 St. Evariste de Forsyth, 1891 (47.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Méthode d'Adstock, 1891 (52.9% 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 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 196 |
| Number of families | 196 |
| Number of females | 521 |
| Number of males | 526 |
| Number of married females | 171 |
| Number of married males | 171 |
| Number of married persons | 342 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 22 |
| POP TOT | 1,047 |
| Total population | 1,047 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 338 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 345 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 683 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 178 |
| Number of occupied houses | 178 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 41 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,670 |
| Acres of potatoes | 80 |
| Acres of wheat | 90 |
| BAR BU | 1,509 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,509 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,233 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 72 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 38 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,706 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 509 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 616 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,042 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 471 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,028 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 878 |
| BWT BU | 2,233 |
| CRN BU | 38 |
| HAY AC | 2,670 |
| HAY TONS | 1,390 |
| OAT BU | 11,706 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 616 |
| POT AC | 80 |
| POT BU | 4,042 |
| RYE BU | 471 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,390 |
| WHT AC | 90 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,028 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 338 |
| C UNMD M | 345 |
| C UNMD TOT | 683 |
| D OCC | 178 |
| FEMALE | 521 |
| GRA BU | 72 |
| H INHAB | 178 |
| H UNINH | 41 |
| MALE | 526 |
| MD F | 171 |
| MD M | 171 |
| MD TOT | 342 |
| NUMBER CD | 48 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 509 |
| TUR BU | 878 |
| WID F | 12 |
| WID M | 10 |
| WID TOT | 22 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC048015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC048015_1871— 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. Evariste, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-evariste-qc048015-1881/.