St. Gabriel W-O, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Gabriel W-O was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 777. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.061°N, 71.618°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Gabriel W-O had a population of 777: 404 male and 373 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 960 |
| 1881 | 777 |
| 1891 | 600 |
| 1901 | 478 |
| 1911 | 449 |
| 1921 | 308 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Gabriel W-O shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 121 |
| Number of families | 121 |
| Number of females | 373 |
| Number of males | 404 |
| Number of married females | 97 |
| Number of married males | 97 |
| Number of married persons | 194 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 25 |
| POP TOT | 777 |
| Total population | 777 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 262 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 296 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 558 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 121 |
| Number of occupied houses | 121 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,621 |
| Acres of potatoes | 348 |
| Acres of wheat | 50 |
| BAR BU | 104 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 104 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 540 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 40,989 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 155 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 56,197 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 727 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,261 |
| BWT BU | 540 |
| HAY AC | 1,621 |
| HAY TONS | 1,355 |
| OAT BU | 40,989 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 35 |
| POT AC | 348 |
| POT BU | 56,197 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,355 |
| WHT AC | 50 |
| WHT SP BU | 727 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 262 |
| C UNMD M | 296 |
| C UNMD TOT | 558 |
| D OCC | 121 |
| FEMALE | 373 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 121 |
| H UNINH | 8 |
| MALE | 404 |
| MD F | 97 |
| MD M | 97 |
| MD TOT | 194 |
| NUMBER CD | 80 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 155 |
| TUR BU | 1,261 |
| WID F | 14 |
| WID M | 11 |
| WID TOT | 25 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC080010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC081012— 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 W-O, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-gabriel-w-o-qc080010-1881/.