St. Frédéric, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Frédéric was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,801. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912189. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.286°N, 70.992°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Frédéric had a population of 1,801: 900 male and 901 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,051 |
| 1871 | 1,765 |
| 1881 | 1,801 |
| 1891 | 1,814 |
| 1901 | 793 |
| 1911 | 1,710 |
| 1921 | 1,189 |
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. Frédéric, 1871 (91.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Frédéric 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 1,801 total population, 901 females, 900 males, 570 married persons, 296 families, 286 married males, 284 married females, 47 widowed persons, 39 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,184 single persons under 18, 606 single males under 18, 578 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 277 inhabited houses, 277 occupied houses, 12 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 28,461 bushels of oats, 8,628 bushels of potatoes, 5,219 bushels of barley, 3,679 tons of hay, 3,668 acres of hay crops, 2,279 bushels of buckwheat, 1,010 bushels of peas and beans, 869 bushels of spring wheat, 628 bushels of turnips, 223 bushels of other root crops, 169 bushels of rye, 131 acres of potatoes, 79 acres of wheat, 59 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 22 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,803 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:
QC048006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC040011_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912189
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. Frédéric, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-fr-d-ric-qc048006-1881/.