St. Jean Deschaillons, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Jean Deschaillons was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,771. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.442°N, 71.963°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Jean Deschaillons had a population of 2,771: 1,447 male and 1,324 female residents. Population density was 21.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,757 |
| 1861 | 2,423 |
| 1871 | 2,518 |
| 1881 | 2,771 |
| 1891 | 2,300 |
| 1901 | 1,047 |
| 1911 | 1,069 |
| 1921 | 538 |
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 Deschaillons, 1891 (19.2% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ste. Philomène, 1891 (80.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Jean Deschaillons shared boundaries with:
- Somerset N
- Somerset S
- St. Louis de Blandford
- St. Pierre les Becquets
- Stanfold
- Ste. Emélie
- Ste. Sophie de Lévrard
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 467 |
| Number of families | 467 |
| Number of females | 1,324 |
| Number of males | 1,447 |
| Number of married females | 433 |
| Number of married males | 433 |
| Number of married persons | 866 |
| Number of widowed females | 37 |
| Number of widowed males | 36 |
| Number of widowed persons | 73 |
| POP TOT | 2,771 |
| Total population | 2,771 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 854 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 978 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,832 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 388 |
| Number of occupied houses | 388 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 55 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,137 |
| Acres of potatoes | 94 |
| Acres of wheat | 732 |
| BAR BU | 2,042 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,042 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,910 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 397 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 46,120 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 280 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 4,714 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,582 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 280 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,176 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 63 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 33 |
| BWT BU | 3,910 |
| CRN BU | 397 |
| HAY AC | 2,137 |
| HAY TONS | 3,020 |
| OAT BU | 46,120 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 4,714 |
| POT AC | 94 |
| POT BU | 18,582 |
| RYE BU | 280 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,020 |
| WHT AC | 732 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,176 |
| WHT WTR BU | 33 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 854 |
| C UNMD M | 978 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,832 |
| D OCC | 388 |
| FEMALE | 1,324 |
| GRA BU | 50 |
| H CON | 7 |
| H INHAB | 388 |
| H UNINH | 55 |
| MALE | 1,447 |
| MD F | 433 |
| MD M | 433 |
| MD TOT | 866 |
| NUMBER CD | 49 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 280 |
| TUR BU | 63 |
| WID F | 37 |
| WID M | 36 |
| WID TOT | 73 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC049001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC068001— 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 Deschaillons, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jean-deschaillons-qc049001-1881/.