St. Jean, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Jean was a census subdivision in Chicoutimi & Saguenay County, Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 653. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.203°N, 70.215°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Jean had a population of 653: 320 male and 333 female residents. Population density was 9.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 348 |
| 1871 | 612 |
| 1881 | 653 |
| 1891 | 761 |
| 1901 | 726 |
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 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 62 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 99 |
| Number of families | 99 |
| Number of females | 333 |
| Number of males | 320 |
| Number of married females | 100 |
| Number of married males | 100 |
| Number of married persons | 200 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 11 |
| POP TOT | 653 |
| Total population | 653 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 227 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 215 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 442 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 75 |
| Number of occupied houses | 80 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 194 |
| Acres of potatoes | 45 |
| Acres of wheat | 286 |
| BAR BU | 1,150 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,150 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 201 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,015 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,060 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,316 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 301 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,206 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 439 |
| BWT BU | 201 |
| HAY AC | 194 |
| HAY TONS | 223 |
| OAT BU | 2,015 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,060 |
| POT AC | 45 |
| POT BU | 4,316 |
| RYE BU | 301 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 223 |
| WHT AC | 286 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,206 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 227 |
| C UNMD M | 215 |
| C UNMD TOT | 442 |
| CD NAME | Chicoutimi & Saguenay |
| D OCC | 80 |
| FEMALE | 333 |
| H INHAB | 75 |
| H UNINH | 16 |
| MALE | 320 |
| MD F | 100 |
| MD M | 100 |
| MD TOT | 200 |
| NUMBER CD | 76 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 7 |
| SHAN | 5 |
| TUR BU | 439 |
| WID F | 6 |
| WID M | 5 |
| WID TOT | 11 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC076012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC149025— 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, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jean-qc076012-1881/.