St. Fulgence, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Fulgence was a census subdivision in Chicoutimi & Saguenay County, Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 845. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.468°N, 70.738°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Fulgence had a population of 845: 459 male and 386 female residents. Population density was 5.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 845 |
| 1891 | 777 |
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 Tremblay, 1871 (55.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Fulgence, 1891 (55.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Fulgence shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 58 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 135 |
| Number of families | 135 |
| Number of females | 386 |
| Number of males | 459 |
| Number of married females | 127 |
| Number of married males | 127 |
| Number of married persons | 254 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 19 |
| POP TOT | 845 |
| Total population | 845 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 250 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 322 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 572 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 102 |
| Number of occupied houses | 102 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 822 |
| Acres of potatoes | 64 |
| Acres of wheat | 330 |
| BAR BU | 965 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 965 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,465 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,814 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,059 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,304 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,303 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 197 |
| BWT BU | 1,465 |
| HAY AC | 822 |
| HAY TONS | 798 |
| OAT BU | 3,814 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,059 |
| POT AC | 64 |
| POT BU | 7,304 |
| RYE BU | 35 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 798 |
| WHT AC | 330 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,303 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 250 |
| C UNMD M | 322 |
| C UNMD TOT | 572 |
| CD NAME | Chicoutimi & Saguenay |
| D OCC | 102 |
| FEMALE | 386 |
| H INHAB | 102 |
| H UNINH | 4 |
| MALE | 459 |
| MD F | 127 |
| MD M | 127 |
| MD TOT | 254 |
| NUMBER CD | 76 |
| TUR BU | 197 |
| WID F | 9 |
| WID M | 10 |
| WID TOT | 19 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC076031— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC149021— 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. Fulgence, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-fulgence-qc076031-1881/.