St. Gilles, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Gilles was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 648. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.499°N, 71.379°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Gilles had a population of 648: 331 male and 317 female residents. Population density was 9.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,060 |
| 1861 | 1,203 |
| 1871 | 1,197 |
| 1881 | 648 |
| 1891 | 631 |
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. Gilles, 1871 (71.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Gilles shared boundaries with:
- St. Agapit
- St. Apollinaire
- St. Etienne de Lauzon
- St. Flavien
- St. Lambert de Lauzon
- St. Narcisse
- St. Patrice de Beaurivage
- Ste. Agathe
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 126 |
| Number of families | 126 |
| Number of females | 317 |
| Number of males | 331 |
| Number of married females | 108 |
| Number of married males | 107 |
| Number of married persons | 215 |
| Number of widowed females | 14 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 25 |
| POP TOT | 648 |
| Total population | 648 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 195 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 213 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 408 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 108 |
| Number of occupied houses | 108 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 961 |
| Acres of potatoes | 63 |
| Acres of wheat | 21 |
| BAR BU | 383 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 383 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,751 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,021 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 197 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,777 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 367 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,331 |
| BWT BU | 1,751 |
| CRN BU | 4 |
| HAY AC | 961 |
| HAY TONS | 899 |
| OAT BU | 8,021 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 197 |
| POT AC | 63 |
| POT BU | 6,777 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 899 |
| WHT AC | 21 |
| WHT SP BU | 367 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 195 |
| C UNMD M | 213 |
| C UNMD TOT | 408 |
| D OCC | 108 |
| FEMALE | 317 |
| GRA BU | 13 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 108 |
| H UNINH | 15 |
| MALE | 331 |
| MD F | 108 |
| MD M | 107 |
| MD TOT | 215 |
| NUMBER CD | 49 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 39 |
| TUR BU | 2,331 |
| WID F | 14 |
| WID M | 11 |
| WID TOT | 25 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC049011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC166009_1851— 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. Gilles, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-gilles-qc049011-1881/.