St. Ignace, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Ignace was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,447. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.309°N, 74.194°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Ignace had a population of 1,447: 716 male and 731 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,447 |
| 1891 | 1,276 |
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 St. Ignace, 1871 (92.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Ignace 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 1,447 total population, 731 females, 716 males, 449 married persons, 280 families, 225 married females, 224 married males, 61 widowed persons, 36 widowed females, 25 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 937 single persons under 18, 470 single females under 18, 467 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 251 inhabited houses, 251 occupied houses, 1 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 43,526 bushels of oats, 41,341 bushels of potatoes, 10,907 bushels of peas and beans, 5,234 bushels of barley, 4,449 bushels of buckwheat, 1,559 bushels of spring wheat, 1,464 bushels of corn, 1,454 bushels of turnips, 1,266 acres of hay crops, 1,107 tons of hay, 237 acres of potatoes, 231 bushels of other root crops, 160 acres of wheat, 62 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Stevens | 1830–1881 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,447 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:
QC074005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC190006— 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. Ignace, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-ignace-qc074005-1881/.