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 density was 50.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,631 |
| 1861 | 562 |
| 1861 | 244 |
| 1871 | 2,480 |
| 1881 | 2,567 |
| 1891 | 1,961 |
| 1901 | 2,072 |
| 1911 | 1,783 |
| 1921 | 1,762 |
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 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 464 |
| Number of families | 464 |
| Number of females | 1,271 |
| Number of males | 1,296 |
| Number of married females | 387 |
| Number of married males | 387 |
| Number of married persons | 774 |
| Number of widowed females | 40 |
| Number of widowed males | 31 |
| Number of widowed persons | 71 |
| POP TOT | 2,567 |
| Total population | 2,567 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 844 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 878 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,722 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 431 |
| Number of occupied houses | 431 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,709 |
| Acres of potatoes | 373 |
| Acres of wheat | 372 |
| BAR BU | 2,686 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,686 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7,608 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,085 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,039 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 85,546 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 4,364 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 6,396 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 46,744 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,443 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 856 |
| BWT BU | 7,608 |
| CRN BU | 3,039 |
| HAY AC | 3,709 |
| HAY TONS | 3,495 |
| OAT BU | 85,546 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 6,396 |
| POT AC | 373 |
| POT BU | 46,744 |
| RYE BU | 30 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,495 |
| WHT AC | 372 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,443 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 844 |
| C UNMD M | 878 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,722 |
| D OCC | 431 |
| FEMALE | 1,271 |
| GRA BU | 1,085 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 431 |
| H UNINH | 19 |
| MALE | 1,296 |
| MD F | 387 |
| MD M | 387 |
| MD TOT | 774 |
| NUMBER CD | 94 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 4,364 |
| TUR BU | 856 |
| WID F | 40 |
| WID M | 31 |
| WID TOT | 71 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC094010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC096010— 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/.