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 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 density was 62.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 3,054 |
| 1891 | 3,172 |
| 1901 | 2,154 |
| 1911 | 1,960 |
| 1921 | 1,170 |
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. Barthélemy
- St. Cuthbert
- St. Damien
- St. Didace
- St. Félix de Valois
- St. Jean de Matha
- St. Norbert
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 598 |
| Number of families | 598 |
| Number of females | 1,502 |
| Number of males | 1,552 |
| Number of married females | 521 |
| Number of married males | 522 |
| Number of married persons | 1,043 |
| Number of widowed females | 50 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 84 |
| POP TOT | 3,054 |
| Total population | 3,054 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 931 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 996 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,927 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 382 |
| Number of occupied houses | 382 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 102 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,687 |
| Acres of potatoes | 187 |
| Acres of wheat | 289 |
| BAR BU | 1,276 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,276 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,797 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 157 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,631 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 61,635 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 879 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 15,001 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,520 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 632 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,661 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 402 |
| BWT BU | 6,797 |
| CRN BU | 1,631 |
| HAY AC | 2,687 |
| HAY TONS | 3,003 |
| OAT BU | 61,635 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 15,001 |
| POT AC | 187 |
| POT BU | 20,520 |
| RYE BU | 632 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,003 |
| WHT AC | 289 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,661 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 931 |
| C UNMD M | 996 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,927 |
| D OCC | 382 |
| FEMALE | 1,502 |
| GRA BU | 157 |
| H CON | 9 |
| H INHAB | 382 |
| H UNINH | 102 |
| MALE | 1,552 |
| MD F | 521 |
| MD M | 522 |
| MD TOT | 1,043 |
| NUMBER CD | 86 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 879 |
| TUR BU | 402 |
| WID F | 50 |
| WID M | 34 |
| WID TOT | 84 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC086009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC043009— 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. 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/.