St. Jean Chrysostôme, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Jean Chrysostôme was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,924. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462503. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.689°N, 71.195°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Jean Chrysostôme had a population of 1,924: 964 male and 960 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,500 |
| 1871 | 1,707 |
| 1881 | 1,924 |
| 1891 | 1,802 |
| 1901 | 1,757 |
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 Chrysostôme shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,924 total population, 964 males, 960 females, 615 married persons, 411 families, 308 married females, 307 married males, 57 widowed persons, 38 widowed females, 19 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,252 single persons under 18, 638 single males under 18, 614 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 302 inhabited houses, 302 occupied houses, 12 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 34,064 bushels of oats, 15,903 bushels of potatoes, 2,495 acres of hay crops, 2,301 tons of hay, 1,796 bushels of spring wheat, 1,378 bushels of turnips, 1,037 bushels of peas and beans, 1,031 bushels of buckwheat, 773 bushels of other root crops, 461 bushels of barley, 112 acres of potatoes, 112 acres of wheat, 99 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 92 bushels of rye, 32 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,924 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:
QC046009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC164008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462503
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 Chrysostôme, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jean-chrysost-me-qc046009-1881/.