St. Féréol, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Féréol was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,061. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462149. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.136°N, 70.867°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Féréol had a population of 1,061: 527 male and 534 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 667 |
| 1861 | 882 |
| 1871 | 991 |
| 1881 | 1,061 |
| 1891 | 1,041 |
| 1901 | 1,052 |
| 1911 | 1,136 |
| 1921 | 1,348 |
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. Féréol 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 1,061 total population, 534 females, 527 males, 334 married persons, 179 families, 167 married females, 167 married males, 34 widowed persons, 21 widowed females, 13 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 693 single persons under 18, 347 single males under 18, 346 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 179 inhabited houses, 179 occupied houses, 70 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 26,403 bushels of oats, 8,687 bushels of potatoes, 3,408 bushels of barley, 2,104 bushels of spring wheat, 1,836 bushels of buckwheat, 1,788 bushels of rye, 606 tons of hay, 599 acres of hay crops, 474 bushels of peas and beans, 380 bushels of turnips, 252 acres of wheat, 121 acres of potatoes, 29 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 18 bushels of other root crops, 2 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,061 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:
QC078012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC075006_1881— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462149
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Ferr%C3%A9ol-les-Neiges
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Ferr%C3%A9ol-les-Neiges
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. Féréol, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-f-r-ol-qc078012-1881/.