St. Grégoire, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Grégoire was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,164. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.261°N, 72.493°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Grégoire had a population of 2,164: 1,035 male and 1,129 female residents. Population density was 48.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,449 |
| 1851 | 2,750 |
| 1861 | 3,255 |
| 1861 | 2,581 |
| 1871 | 2,619 |
| 1871 | 2,342 |
| 1881 | 2,164 |
| 1881 | 1,751 |
| 1891 | 1,843 |
| 1891 | 1,377 |
| 1901 | 1,706 |
| 1901 | 1,222 |
| 1911 | 1,484 |
| 1911 | 1,183 |
| 1921 | 1,149 |
| 1921 | 774 |
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. Grégoire shared boundaries with:
- Bécancour
- Larochelle, Village
- Nicolet, Town—Ville
- Richelieu (Village), N.-D. de Bonsecours
- St. Alexandre
- St. Athanase
- St. Célestin
- Ste. Angèle
- Ste. Angèle de Laval
- Ste. Brigide
- Ste. Marie de Monnoir
- Ste. Monique
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 | 301 |
| Number of families | 301 |
| Number of females | 1,129 |
| Number of males | 1,035 |
| Number of married females | 297 |
| Number of married males | 297 |
| Number of married persons | 594 |
| Number of widowed females | 57 |
| Number of widowed males | 37 |
| Number of widowed persons | 94 |
| POP TOT | 2,164 |
| Total population | 2,164 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 775 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 701 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,476 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 291 |
| Number of occupied houses | 291 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 32 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,583 |
| Acres of potatoes | 198 |
| Acres of wheat | 611 |
| BAR BU | 1,444 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,444 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 9,673 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 209 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 762 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 58,782 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 412 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 4,894 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,014 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 131 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,710 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 114 |
| BWT BU | 9,673 |
| CRN BU | 762 |
| HAY AC | 5,583 |
| HAY TONS | 8,067 |
| OAT BU | 58,782 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 4,894 |
| POT AC | 198 |
| POT BU | 17,014 |
| RYE BU | 131 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 8,067 |
| WHT AC | 611 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,710 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 775 |
| C UNMD M | 701 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,476 |
| D OCC | 291 |
| FEMALE | 1,129 |
| GRA BU | 209 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 291 |
| H UNINH | 32 |
| MALE | 1,035 |
| MD F | 297 |
| MD M | 297 |
| MD TOT | 594 |
| NUMBER CD | 51 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 412 |
| TUR BU | 114 |
| WID F | 57 |
| WID M | 37 |
| WID TOT | 94 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC051005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC059006— 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. Grégoire, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-gr-goire-qc051005-1881/.