St. Irénée, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Irénée was a census subdivision in Charlevoix County, Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,082. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912301. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.582°N, 70.239°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Irénée had a population of 1,082: 540 male and 542 female residents. Population density was 56.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 811 |
| 1861 | 998 |
| 1871 | 997 |
| 1881 | 1,082 |
| 1891 | 1,152 |
| 1901 | 1,059 |
| 1911 | 1,290 |
| 1921 | 1,052 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Irénée, 1891 (77.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Irénée shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 147 |
| Number of families | 147 |
| Number of females | 542 |
| Number of males | 540 |
| Number of married females | 158 |
| Number of married males | 156 |
| Number of married persons | 314 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 30 |
| POP TOT | 1,082 |
| Total population | 1,082 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 367 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 371 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 738 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 133 |
| Number of occupied houses | 133 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 417 |
| Acres of potatoes | 148 |
| Acres of wheat | 607 |
| BAR BU | 1,216 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,216 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,782 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,831 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 132 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 750 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,570 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3,638 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,465 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 124 |
| BWT BU | 1,782 |
| HAY AC | 417 |
| HAY TONS | 487 |
| OAT BU | 7,831 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 750 |
| POT AC | 148 |
| POT BU | 15,570 |
| RYE BU | 3,638 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 487 |
| WHT AC | 607 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,465 |
Fisheries (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of eels produced in the past year | 1 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 5 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 1,705 |
| Barrels of sardines produced in the past year | 20 |
| Barrels of shad produced in the past year | 1 |
| Barrels of trout produced in the past year | 1 |
| Quintals of fascines fish produced in the past year | 25 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 5 |
| C UNMD F | 367 |
| C UNMD M | 371 |
| C UNMD TOT | 738 |
| CD NAME | Charlevoix |
| D OCC | 133 |
| EEL XB Q | 1 |
| FASCINE FISH Q | 25 |
| FEMALE | 542 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 133 |
| H UNINH | 15 |
| MALE | 540 |
| MD F | 158 |
| MD M | 156 |
| MD TOT | 314 |
| NUMBER CD | 77 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 1,705 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 132 |
| SAR XB Q | 20 |
| SHD XB Q | 1 |
| TRT XB Q | 1 |
| TUR BU | 124 |
| WID F | 17 |
| WID M | 13 |
| WID TOT | 30 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC077008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC048009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912301
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. Irénée, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-ir-n-e-qc077008-1881/.