St. Jérôme, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Jérôme was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,567. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912399. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.798°N, 74.030°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Jérôme had a population of 2,567: 1,296 male and 1,271 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,567 |
| 1891 | 1,961 |
| 1901 | 2,072 |
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. Jérôme, 1871 (86.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Jérôme shared boundaries with:
- Mille Isles
- St. Canut
- St. Colomban
- St. Hypolite
- St. Janvier
- St. Jérôme, Town—Ville
- St. Sauveur
- Ste. Anne des Plaines
- Ste. Monique
- Ste. Sophie
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,567 total population, 1,296 males, 1,271 females, 774 married persons, 464 families, 387 married females, 387 married males, 71 widowed persons, 40 widowed females, 31 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,722 single persons under 18, 878 single males under 18, 844 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 431 inhabited houses, 431 occupied houses, 19 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 85,546 bushels of oats, 46,744 bushels of potatoes, 7,608 bushels of buckwheat, 6,396 bushels of peas and beans, 4,364 bushels of other root crops, 3,709 acres of hay crops, 3,495 tons of hay, 3,039 bushels of corn, 2,686 bushels of barley, 2,443 bushels of spring wheat, 1,085 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 856 bushels of turnips, 373 acres of potatoes, 372 acres of wheat, 30 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,567 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:
QC094010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC197009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912399
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. Jérôme, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-j-r-me-qc094010-1881/.