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 4,078. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.131°N, 73.745°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Jean Chrysostôme had a population of 4,078: 2,048 male and 2,030 female residents. Population density was 47.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,618 |
| 1861 | 4,178 |
| 1871 | 4,291 |
| 1881 | 4,078 |
| 1891 | 2,270 |
| 1901 | 2,207 |
| 1911 | 1,332 |
| 1921 | 1,358 |
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. Jean Chrysostôme, 1891 (46.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ste. Clothilde, 1891 (36.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Jean Chrysostôme shared boundaries with:
- Havelock
- Hemmingford
- Howick, Village
- St. Antoine Abbé
- St. Malachie
- St. Michel
- St. Patrice de Sherrington
- St. Rémi
- St. Urbain Premier
- Ste. Martine
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 819 |
| Number of families | 819 |
| Number of females | 2,030 |
| Number of males | 2,048 |
| Number of married females | 602 |
| Number of married males | 606 |
| Number of married persons | 1,208 |
| Number of widowed females | 112 |
| Number of widowed males | 49 |
| Number of widowed persons | 161 |
| POP TOT | 4,078 |
| Total population | 4,078 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,316 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,393 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,709 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 698 |
| Number of occupied houses | 698 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 79 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,872 |
| Acres of potatoes | 259 |
| Acres of wheat | 901 |
| BAR BU | 7,867 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 7,867 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,845 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 252 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 8,111 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 76,914 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,031 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 50,179 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 27,003 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,883 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 203 |
| BWT BU | 2,845 |
| CRN BU | 8,111 |
| HAY AC | 4,872 |
| HAY TONS | 3,988 |
| OAT BU | 76,914 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 50,179 |
| POT AC | 259 |
| POT BU | 27,003 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,988 |
| WHT AC | 901 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,883 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,316 |
| C UNMD M | 1,393 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,709 |
| D OCC | 698 |
| FEMALE | 2,030 |
| GRA BU | 252 |
| H INHAB | 698 |
| H UNINH | 79 |
| MALE | 2,048 |
| MD F | 602 |
| MD M | 606 |
| MD TOT | 1,208 |
| NUMBER CD | 71 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,031 |
| TUR BU | 203 |
| WID F | 112 |
| WID M | 49 |
| WID TOT | 161 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC071001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC049003— 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. Jean Chrysostôme, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jean-chrysost-me-qc071001-1881/.