St. Hermas, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Hermas was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,253. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912272. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.611°N, 74.197°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Hermas had a population of 1,253: 634 male and 619 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,731 |
| 1861 | 1,583 |
| 1871 | 1,307 |
| 1881 | 1,253 |
| 1891 | 1,217 |
| 1901 | 1,126 |
| 1911 | 1,034 |
| 1921 | 965 |
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. Hermas shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,253 total population, 634 males, 619 females, 385 married persons, 206 families, 193 married females, 192 married males, 38 widowed persons, 24 widowed females, 14 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 830 single persons under 18, 428 single males under 18, 402 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 189 inhabited houses, 189 occupied houses, 10 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 45,240 bushels of oats, 23,342 bushels of potatoes, 13,300 bushels of peas and beans, 6,280 bushels of barley, 3,411 bushels of other root crops, 2,423 tons of hay, 2,397 acres of hay crops, 1,795 bushels of buckwheat, 1,660 bushels of corn, 1,108 bushels of spring wheat, 1,001 bushels of turnips, 258 acres of wheat, 166 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 158 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,253 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:
QC095011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912272
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. Hermas, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-hermas-qc095011-1881/.