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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,032 total population, 1,025 females, 1,007 males, 697 married persons, 378 families, 349 married males, 348 married females, 60 widowed persons, 42 widowed females, 18 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,275 single persons under 18, 640 single males under 18, 635 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 371 inhabited houses, 371 occupied houses, 22 uninhabited houses, 12 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 13,596 bushels of oats, 12,138 bushels of potatoes, 1,553 bushels of peas and beans, 1,141 bushels of buckwheat, 1,109 bushels of barley, 862 bushels of corn, 777 acres of hay crops, 759 tons of hay, 642 bushels of other root crops, 455 bushels of spring wheat, 222 bushels of turnips, 210 bushels of rye, 89 acres of potatoes, 84 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 47 acres of wheat, 2 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Wilfrid-Bruno Nantel | 1855–1940 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,032 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:
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/.