St. Jacques le Mineur, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Jacques le Mineur was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,603. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.266°N, 73.432°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Jacques le Mineur had a population of 1,603: 802 male and 801 female residents. Population density was 59.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,330 |
| 1871 | 1,835 |
| 1881 | 1,603 |
| 1891 | 1,393 |
| 1901 | 1,390 |
| 1911 | 1,090 |
| 1921 | 907 |
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. Jacques le Mineur shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 273 |
| Number of families | 273 |
| Number of females | 801 |
| Number of males | 802 |
| Number of married females | 238 |
| Number of married males | 239 |
| Number of married persons | 477 |
| Number of widowed females | 37 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 61 |
| POP TOT | 1,603 |
| Total population | 1,603 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 526 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 539 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,065 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 253 |
| Number of occupied houses | 253 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,767 |
| Acres of potatoes | 260 |
| Acres of wheat | 353 |
| BAR BU | 3,140 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,140 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 8,468 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 380 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 9,430 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 98,514 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 865 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 24,939 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 36,540 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,266 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 74 |
| BWT BU | 8,468 |
| CRN BU | 9,430 |
| HAY AC | 3,767 |
| HAY TONS | 3,097 |
| OAT BU | 98,514 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 24,939 |
| POT AC | 260 |
| POT BU | 36,540 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,097 |
| WHT AC | 353 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,266 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 526 |
| C UNMD M | 539 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,065 |
| D OCC | 253 |
| FEMALE | 801 |
| GRA BU | 380 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 253 |
| H UNINH | 20 |
| MALE | 802 |
| MD F | 238 |
| MD M | 239 |
| MD TOT | 477 |
| NUMBER CD | 69 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 865 |
| TUR BU | 74 |
| WID F | 37 |
| WID M | 24 |
| WID TOT | 61 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC069006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC064004_1861— 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. Jacques le Mineur, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jacques-le-mineur-qc069006-1881/.