St. Jérôme, Town—Ville, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Jérôme, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,032. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912399. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.781°N, 74.009°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Jérôme, Town—Ville had a population of 2,032: 1,007 male and 1,025 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,032 |
| 1891 | 2,868 |
| 1901 | 3,619 |
| 1911 | 3,473 |
| 1921 | 5,491 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Jérôme, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 378 |
| Number of families | 378 |
| Number of females | 1,025 |
| Number of males | 1,007 |
| Number of married females | 348 |
| Number of married males | 349 |
| Number of married persons | 697 |
| Number of widowed females | 42 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 60 |
| POP TOT | 2,032 |
| Total population | 2,032 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 635 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 640 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,275 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 12 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 371 |
| Number of occupied houses | 371 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 777 |
| Acres of potatoes | 89 |
| Acres of wheat | 47 |
| BAR BU | 1,109 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,109 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,141 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 84 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 862 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 13,596 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 642 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,553 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,138 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 210 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 455 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 222 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2 |
| BWT BU | 1,141 |
| CRN BU | 862 |
| HAY AC | 777 |
| HAY TONS | 759 |
| OAT BU | 13,596 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,553 |
| POT AC | 89 |
| POT BU | 12,138 |
| RYE BU | 210 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 759 |
| WHT AC | 47 |
| WHT SP BU | 455 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 635 |
| C UNMD M | 640 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,275 |
| D OCC | 371 |
| FEMALE | 1,025 |
| GRA BU | 84 |
| H CON | 12 |
| H INHAB | 371 |
| H UNINH | 22 |
| MALE | 1,007 |
| MD F | 348 |
| MD M | 349 |
| MD TOT | 697 |
| NUMBER CD | 94 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 642 |
| TUR BU | 222 |
| WID F | 42 |
| WID M | 18 |
| WID TOT | 60 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC094011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC096019— 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, Town—Ville, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-j-r-me-town-ville-qc094011-1881/.