St. Jean Baptiste, Village, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Jean Baptiste, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 5,874. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462497. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.523°N, 73.579°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Jean Baptiste, Village had a population of 5,874: 2,808 male and 3,066 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,269 |
| 1871 | 4,408 |
| 1881 | 5,874 |
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. Jean Baptiste, Village shared boundaries with:
- Côte St. Louis, Town—Ville
- Côte Visitation, Village
- Mile End, Village
- Montréal, St. James', Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, St. Lawrence, Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, St. Louis Ward—Quartier
- Montréal, St. Mary’s, Ward—Quartier
- NO DATA
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 5,874 total population, 3,066 females, 2,808 males, 2,237 married persons, 1,339 families, 1,119 married males, 1,118 married females, 245 widowed persons, 179 widowed females, 66 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 3,392 single persons under 18, 1,769 single females under 18, 1,623 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 1,108 inhabited houses, 1,108 occupied houses, 97 uninhabited houses, 6 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 3,451 bushels of potatoes, 1,240 bushels of oats, 386 bushels of other root crops, 119 bushels of corn, 68 bushels of turnips, 48 acres of hay crops, 45 tons of hay, 31 acres of potatoes, 20 bushels of peas and beans. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 5,874 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:
QC091001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC091001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462497
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Jean-Baptiste,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Jean-Baptiste_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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. Jean Baptiste, Village, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jean-baptiste-village-qc091001-1881/.