St. Gabriel de Brandon, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Gabriel de Brandon was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,054. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912200. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.291°N, 73.373°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Gabriel de Brandon had a population of 3,054: 1,552 male and 1,502 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 3,054 |
| 1891 | 3,172 |
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. Gabriel, St. Damien, 1871 (16.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Gabriel de Brandon shared boundaries with:
- Mastigoche
- St. Barthélémy
- St. Cuthbert
- St. Damien
- St. Didace
- St. Félix
- St. Jean de Matha
- St. Norbert
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 3,054 total population, 1,552 males, 1,502 females, 1,043 married persons, 598 families, 522 married males, 521 married females, 84 widowed persons, 50 widowed females, 34 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,927 single persons under 18, 996 single males under 18, 931 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 382 inhabited houses, 382 occupied houses, 102 uninhabited houses, 9 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 61,635 bushels of oats, 20,520 bushels of potatoes, 15,001 bushels of peas and beans, 6,797 bushels of buckwheat, 3,003 tons of hay, 2,687 acres of hay crops, 2,661 bushels of spring wheat, 1,631 bushels of corn, 1,276 bushels of barley, 879 bushels of other root crops, 632 bushels of rye, 402 bushels of turnips, 289 acres of wheat, 187 acres of potatoes, 157 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 3,054 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:
QC086009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC142009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912200
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. Gabriel de Brandon, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-gabriel-de-brandon-qc086009-1881/.