St. Jérusalem, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Jérusalem was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,013. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.667°N, 74.281°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Jérusalem had a population of 2,013: 954 male and 1,059 female residents. Population density was 40.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,784 |
| 1871 | 1,670 |
| 1881 | 2,013 |
| 1891 | 1,062 |
| 1901 | 969 |
| 1911 | 862 |
| 1921 | 850 |
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 contained Lachute, Town—Ville, 1891 (2.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Jérusalem shared boundaries with:
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 | 385 |
| Number of families | 385 |
| Number of females | 1,059 |
| Number of males | 954 |
| Number of married females | 319 |
| Number of married males | 319 |
| Number of married persons | 638 |
| Number of widowed females | 63 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 87 |
| POP TOT | 2,013 |
| Total population | 2,013 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 677 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 611 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,288 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 376 |
| Number of occupied houses | 376 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 34 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,457 |
| Acres of potatoes | 332 |
| Acres of wheat | 225 |
| BAR BU | 927 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 927 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,514 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 91 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,603 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 50,999 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 6,689 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 2,466 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 32,084 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 912 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,571 |
| BWT BU | 3,514 |
| CRN BU | 1,603 |
| HAY AC | 4,457 |
| HAY TONS | 4,308 |
| OAT BU | 50,999 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 2,466 |
| POT AC | 332 |
| POT BU | 32,084 |
| RYE BU | 20 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,308 |
| WHT AC | 225 |
| WHT SP BU | 912 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 677 |
| C UNMD M | 611 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,288 |
| D OCC | 376 |
| FEMALE | 1,059 |
| GRA BU | 91 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 376 |
| H UNINH | 34 |
| MALE | 954 |
| MD F | 319 |
| MD M | 319 |
| MD TOT | 638 |
| NUMBER CD | 96 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 6,689 |
| TUR BU | 6,571 |
| WID F | 63 |
| WID M | 24 |
| WID TOT | 87 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC096001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC037012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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. Jérusalem, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-j-rusalem-qc096001-1881/.