St. George, Quebec (1881 census)
St. George was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,746. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q143227. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.119°N, 70.677°W.
Population
In 1881, St. George had a population of 2,746: 1,403 male and 1,343 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,770 |
| 1871 | 2,080 |
| 1881 | 2,746 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. George, 1891 (83.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. George shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,746 total population, 1,403 males, 1,343 females, 859 married persons, 481 families, 432 married males, 427 married females, 70 widowed persons, 44 widowed females, 26 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,817 single persons under 18, 945 single males under 18, 872 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 451 inhabited houses, 451 occupied houses, 37 uninhabited houses, 10 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 44,551 bushels of oats, 11,581 bushels of potatoes, 5,748 acres of hay crops, 3,772 tons of hay, 2,305 bushels of peas and beans, 2,022 bushels of barley, 1,563 bushels of buckwheat, 1,394 bushels of spring wheat, 989 bushels of turnips, 327 bushels of other root crops, 205 acres of potatoes, 193 bushels of rye, 123 acres of wheat, 65 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 54 bushels of corn, 3 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Henry Pozer | 1835–1884 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,742 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:
QC048010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC048010_1861— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q143227
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. George, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-george-qc048010-1881/.