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 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 density was 30.7 people per square mile.
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 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 179 |
| Number of families | 179 |
| Number of females | 534 |
| Number of males | 527 |
| Number of married females | 167 |
| Number of married males | 167 |
| Number of married persons | 334 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 34 |
| POP TOT | 1,061 |
| Total population | 1,061 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 346 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 347 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 693 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 179 |
| Number of occupied houses | 179 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 70 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 599 |
| Acres of potatoes | 121 |
| Acres of wheat | 252 |
| BAR BU | 3,408 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,408 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,836 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 29 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 26,403 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 474 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,687 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,788 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,104 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 380 |
| BWT BU | 1,836 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 599 |
| HAY TONS | 606 |
| OAT BU | 26,403 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 474 |
| POT AC | 121 |
| POT BU | 8,687 |
| RYE BU | 1,788 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 606 |
| WHT AC | 252 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,104 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 346 |
| C UNMD M | 347 |
| C UNMD TOT | 693 |
| D OCC | 179 |
| FEMALE | 534 |
| GRA BU | 29 |
| H INHAB | 179 |
| H UNINH | 70 |
| MALE | 527 |
| MD F | 167 |
| MD M | 167 |
| MD TOT | 334 |
| NUMBER CD | 78 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 18 |
| TUR BU | 380 |
| WID F | 21 |
| WID M | 13 |
| WID TOT | 34 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC078012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC075006— 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. Féréol, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-f-r-ol-qc078012-1881/.