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 density was 76.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,143 |
| 1861 | 2,116 |
| 1871 | 1,642 |
| 1881 | 1,447 |
| 1891 | 1,276 |
| 1901 | 1,463 |
| 1911 | 830 |
| 1921 | 764 |
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 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 280 |
| Number of families | 280 |
| Number of females | 731 |
| Number of males | 716 |
| Number of married females | 225 |
| Number of married males | 224 |
| Number of married persons | 449 |
| Number of widowed females | 36 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 61 |
| POP TOT | 1,447 |
| Total population | 1,447 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 470 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 467 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 937 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 251 |
| Number of occupied houses | 251 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,266 |
| Acres of potatoes | 237 |
| Acres of wheat | 160 |
| BAR BU | 5,234 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5,234 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,449 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 62 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,464 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 43,526 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 231 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 10,907 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 41,341 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,559 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,454 |
| BWT BU | 4,449 |
| CRN BU | 1,464 |
| HAY AC | 1,266 |
| HAY TONS | 1,107 |
| OAT BU | 43,526 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 10,907 |
| POT AC | 237 |
| POT BU | 41,341 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,107 |
| WHT AC | 160 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,559 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 470 |
| C UNMD M | 467 |
| C UNMD TOT | 937 |
| D OCC | 251 |
| FEMALE | 731 |
| GRA BU | 62 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 251 |
| H UNINH | 1 |
| MALE | 716 |
| MD F | 225 |
| MD M | 224 |
| MD TOT | 449 |
| NUMBER CD | 74 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 231 |
| TUR BU | 1,454 |
| WID F | 36 |
| WID M | 25 |
| WID TOT | 61 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC074005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC089001— 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/.