St. Guillaume d'Upton, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Guillaume d'Upton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,751. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.879°N, 72.763°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Guillaume d'Upton had a population of 2,751: 1,382 male and 1,369 female residents. Population density was 73.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,532 |
| 1881 | 2,751 |
| 1891 | 2,821 |
| 1901 | 2,778 |
| 1911 | 1,772 |
| 1921 | 1,494 |
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. Guillaume d'Upton shared boundaries with:
- St. Bonaventure d'Upton
- St. David
- St. Eugène de Grantham
- St. Germain de Grantham
- St. Hugues
- St. Marcel
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 528 |
| Number of families | 528 |
| Number of females | 1,369 |
| Number of males | 1,382 |
| Number of married females | 458 |
| Number of married males | 463 |
| Number of married persons | 921 |
| Number of widowed females | 46 |
| Number of widowed males | 42 |
| Number of widowed persons | 88 |
| POP TOT | 2,751 |
| Total population | 2,751 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 865 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 877 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,742 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 486 |
| Number of occupied houses | 486 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 32 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,726 |
| Acres of potatoes | 160 |
| Acres of wheat | 523 |
| BAR BU | 1,651 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,651 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,467 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 385 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,398 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 64,661 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 713 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 7,479 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,359 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,393 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 49 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 7 |
| BWT BU | 1,467 |
| CRN BU | 1,398 |
| HAY AC | 2,726 |
| HAY TONS | 3,631 |
| OAT BU | 64,661 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 7,479 |
| POT AC | 160 |
| POT BU | 10,359 |
| RYE BU | 3 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,631 |
| WHT AC | 523 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,393 |
| WHT WTR BU | 7 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 865 |
| C UNMD M | 877 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,742 |
| D OCC | 486 |
| FEMALE | 1,369 |
| GRA BU | 385 |
| H CON | 8 |
| H INHAB | 486 |
| H UNINH | 32 |
| MALE | 1,382 |
| MD F | 458 |
| MD M | 463 |
| MD TOT | 921 |
| NUMBER CD | 52 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 713 |
| TUR BU | 49 |
| WID F | 46 |
| WID M | 42 |
| WID TOT | 88 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC052002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC100009— 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. Guillaume d'Upton, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-guillaume-d-upton-qc052002-1881/.