St. Jacques, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Jacques was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,975. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.947°N, 73.543°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Jacques had a population of 2,975: 1,449 male and 1,526 female residents. Population density was 67.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 4,759 |
| 1861 | 3,254 |
| 1871 | 2,754 |
| 1881 | 2,975 |
| 1891 | 2,423 |
| 1901 | 2,580 |
| 1911 | 2,753 |
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 St. Jacques, 1891 (65.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ste. Marie Salomée, 1891 (34.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Jacques 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 | 627 |
| Number of families | 627 |
| Number of females | 1,526 |
| Number of males | 1,449 |
| Number of married females | 460 |
| Number of married males | 464 |
| Number of married persons | 924 |
| Number of widowed females | 72 |
| Number of widowed males | 53 |
| Number of widowed persons | 125 |
| POP TOT | 2,975 |
| Total population | 2,975 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 994 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 932 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,926 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 517 |
| Number of occupied houses | 517 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,368 |
| Acres of potatoes | 161 |
| Acres of wheat | 26 |
| BAR BU | 1,057 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,057 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,761 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4,599 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 13,031 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 71,026 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 30,148 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 22,232 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 28,323 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 144 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,596 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 618 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 54 |
| BWT BU | 6,761 |
| CRN BU | 13,031 |
| HAY AC | 3,368 |
| HAY TONS | 4,895 |
| OAT BU | 71,026 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 22,232 |
| POT AC | 161 |
| POT BU | 28,323 |
| RYE BU | 144 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,895 |
| WHT AC | 26 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,596 |
| WHT WTR BU | 54 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 994 |
| C UNMD M | 932 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,926 |
| D OCC | 517 |
| FEMALE | 1,526 |
| GRA BU | 4,599 |
| H INHAB | 517 |
| H UNINH | 13 |
| MALE | 1,449 |
| MD F | 460 |
| MD M | 464 |
| MD TOT | 924 |
| NUMBER CD | 89 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 30,148 |
| TUR BU | 618 |
| WID F | 72 |
| WID M | 53 |
| WID TOT | 125 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC089001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC176007— 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, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jacques-qc089001-1881/.