St. Félix du Cap Rouge, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Félix du Cap Rouge was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 678. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912141. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.751°N, 71.356°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Félix du Cap Rouge had a population of 678: 318 male and 360 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 678 |
| 1891 | 534 |
| 1901 | 417 |
| 1911 | 490 |
| 1921 | 557 |
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. Félix du Cap Rouge 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 678 total population, 360 females, 318 males, 223 married persons, 138 families, 112 married females, 111 married males, 20 widowed persons, 10 widowed females, 10 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 435 single persons under 18, 238 single females under 18, 197 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 131 inhabited houses, 131 occupied houses, 27 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 6,103 bushels of potatoes, 3,125 bushels of oats, 1,103 bushels of other root crops, 1,033 bushels of turnips, 347 tons of hay, 293 acres of hay crops, 170 bushels of peas and beans, 149 bushels of spring wheat, 66 bushels of barley, 46 acres of potatoes, 33 bushels of rye, 32 bushels of buckwheat, 22 bushels of corn, 15 acres of wheat, 11 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Léon Provancher | 1820–1892 | died here |
| Nazaire Leclerc | 1820–1883 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 678 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:
QC080011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC081009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912141
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. Félix du Cap Rouge, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-f-lix-du-cap-rouge-qc080011-1881/.