St. Flavien, VL, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Flavien, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,603. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912153. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.514°N, 71.575°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Flavien, VL had a population of 1,603: 795 male and 808 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 568 |
| 1861 | 1,025 |
| 1871 | 1,405 |
| 1881 | 1,603 |
| 1891 | 1,717 |
| 1901 | 1,712 |
| 1911 | 1,841 |
| 1921 | 486 |
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. Flavien, VL 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 1,603 total population, 808 females, 795 males, 496 married persons, 272 families, 249 married males, 247 married females, 31 widowed persons, 16 widowed females, 15 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,076 single persons under 18, 545 single females under 18, 531 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 220 inhabited houses, 220 occupied houses, 77 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 30,879 bushels of oats, 14,201 bushels of potatoes, 2,434 bushels of spring wheat, 1,924 acres of hay crops, 1,615 tons of hay, 1,591 bushels of peas and beans, 1,469 bushels of buckwheat, 995 bushels of barley, 806 bushels of turnips, 570 bushels of rye, 467 bushels of other root crops, 270 acres of wheat, 219 bushels of corn, 65 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 56 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,603 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:
QC049006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC068026— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912153
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. Flavien, VL, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-flavien-vl-qc049006-1881/.