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 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 206 |
| Number of families | 206 |
| Number of females | 619 |
| Number of males | 634 |
| Number of married females | 193 |
| Number of married males | 192 |
| Number of married persons | 385 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 38 |
| POP TOT | 1,253 |
| Total population | 1,253 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 402 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 428 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 830 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 189 |
| Number of occupied houses | 189 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,397 |
| Acres of potatoes | 158 |
| Acres of wheat | 258 |
| BAR BU | 6,280 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 6,280 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,795 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 166 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,660 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 45,240 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 3,411 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 13,300 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 23,342 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,108 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,001 |
| BWT BU | 1,795 |
| CRN BU | 1,660 |
| HAY AC | 2,397 |
| HAY TONS | 2,423 |
| OAT BU | 45,240 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 13,300 |
| POT AC | 158 |
| POT BU | 23,342 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,423 |
| WHT AC | 258 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,108 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 402 |
| C UNMD M | 428 |
| C UNMD TOT | 830 |
| D OCC | 189 |
| FEMALE | 619 |
| GRA BU | 166 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 189 |
| H UNINH | 10 |
| MALE | 634 |
| MD F | 193 |
| MD M | 192 |
| MD TOT | 385 |
| NUMBER CD | 95 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 3,411 |
| TUR BU | 1,001 |
| WID F | 24 |
| WID M | 14 |
| WID TOT | 38 |
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/.