St. Henri, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Henri was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,468. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462390. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.693°N, 71.060°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Henri had a population of 2,468: 1,203 male and 1,265 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,656 |
| 1871 | 2,418 |
| 1881 | 2,468 |
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. Henri shared boundaries with:
- Notre-Dame de la Victoire
- St. Anselme
- St. Charles
- St. David de l'Aube Rivière
- St. Gervais
- St. Isidore
- St. Jean Chrysostôme
- St. Joseph de Lévis
- St. Lambert
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,468 total population, 1,265 females, 1,203 males, 746 married persons, 427 families, 374 married males, 372 married females, 100 widowed persons, 55 widowed females, 45 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,622 single persons under 18, 838 single females under 18, 784 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 379 inhabited houses, 379 occupied houses, 52 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 55,189 bushels of oats, 25,251 bushels of potatoes, 5,530 acres of hay crops, 5,374 tons of hay, 3,788 bushels of turnips, 3,103 bushels of spring wheat, 3,043 bushels of buckwheat, 2,330 bushels of barley, 1,809 bushels of peas and beans, 1,121 bushels of other root crops, 335 bushels of rye, 288 acres of potatoes, 278 acres of wheat, 208 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 112 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,468 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:
QC046007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC046007_1861— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462390
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Henri,_Chaudi%C3%A8re-Appalaches,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Henri_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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. Henri, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-henri-qc046007-1881/.