St. Henri, Town—Ville, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Henri, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 6,415. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.475°N, 73.586°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Henri, Town—Ville had a population of 6,415: 3,140 male and 3,275 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 6,415 |
| 1891 | 13,413 |
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 Montréal, Paroisse, 1871 (4.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Henri, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
- Côte St. Antoine, Village
- Côte St. Paul, Village
- N.-Dame de Grâce, W-O
- St. Gabriel, Village
- Ste. Cunégonde, City—Cité
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 6,415 total population, 3,275 females, 3,140 males, 2,439 married persons, 1,343 families, 1,222 married females, 1,217 married males, 252 widowed persons, 168 widowed females, 84 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,724 single persons under 18, 1,885 single females under 18, 1,839 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 1,268 occupied houses, 1,267 inhabited houses, 126 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 30,934 bushels of other root crops, 2,433 bushels of potatoes, 275 bushels of turnips, 135 bushels of peas and beans, 36 bushels of corn, 20 acres of potatoes, 19 tons of hay, 7 acres of hay crops. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 6,415 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:
QC091006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC155018— 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. Henri, Town—Ville, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-henri-town-ville-qc091006-1881/.