St. Gédéon, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Gédéon was a census subdivision in Chicoutimi & Saguenay County, Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 654. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.528°N, 71.858°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Gédéon had a population of 654: 348 male and 306 female residents. Population density was 7.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 654 |
| 1891 | 960 |
| 1901 | 1,155 |
| 1911 | 1,309 |
| 1921 | 731 |
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 Hébertville, 1871 (19.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Gédéon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 72 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 110 |
| Number of families | 110 |
| Number of females | 306 |
| Number of males | 348 |
| Number of married females | 104 |
| Number of married males | 104 |
| Number of married persons | 208 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 12 |
| POP TOT | 654 |
| Total population | 654 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 193 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 241 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 434 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 16 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 109 |
| Number of occupied houses | 109 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 133 |
| Acres of potatoes | 41 |
| Acres of wheat | 376 |
| BAR BU | 2,263 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,263 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 491 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 38 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,044 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 78 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 2,694 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,401 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 213 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,025 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 718 |
| BWT BU | 491 |
| CRN BU | 38 |
| HAY AC | 133 |
| HAY TONS | 251 |
| OAT BU | 4,044 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 2,694 |
| POT AC | 41 |
| POT BU | 7,401 |
| RYE BU | 213 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 251 |
| WHT AC | 376 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,025 |
Fisheries (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 62 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 12 |
| Barrels of whitefish produced in the past year | 10 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 193 |
| C UNMD M | 241 |
| C UNMD TOT | 434 |
| CD NAME | Chicoutimi & Saguenay |
| D OCC | 109 |
| FEMALE | 306 |
| GRA BU | 12 |
| H CON | 16 |
| H INHAB | 109 |
| H UNINH | 2 |
| MALE | 348 |
| MD F | 104 |
| MD M | 104 |
| MD TOT | 208 |
| NUMBER CD | 76 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 62 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 78 |
| SLM XB Q | 12 |
| TUR BU | 718 |
| WHTFISH XB Q | 10 |
| WID F | 9 |
| WID M | 3 |
| WID TOT | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC076023— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC063018— 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. Gédéon, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-g-d-on-qc076023-1881/.