St. Jean, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Jean was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,412. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462540. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.938°N, 70.909°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Jean had a population of 1,412: 676 male and 736 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,281 |
| 1861 | 1,433 |
| 1871 | 1,436 |
| 1881 | 1,412 |
| 1891 | 1,277 |
| 1901 | 1,137 |
| 1911 | 940 |
| 1921 | 812 |
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 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 236 |
| Number of families | 236 |
| Number of females | 736 |
| Number of males | 676 |
| Number of married females | 201 |
| Number of married males | 202 |
| Number of married persons | 403 |
| Number of widowed females | 37 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 56 |
| POP TOT | 1,412 |
| Total population | 1,412 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 498 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 455 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 953 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 206 |
| Number of occupied houses | 206 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,240 |
| Acres of potatoes | 417 |
| Acres of wheat | 63 |
| BAR BU | 107 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 107 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 910 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 34 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 70 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 29,006 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 6,680 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 2,378 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 69,361 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 4,124 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 680 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,068 |
| BWT BU | 910 |
| CRN BU | 70 |
| HAY AC | 1,240 |
| HAY TONS | 1,571 |
| OAT BU | 29,006 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 2,378 |
| POT AC | 417 |
| POT BU | 69,361 |
| RYE BU | 4,124 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,571 |
| WHT AC | 63 |
| WHT SP BU | 680 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 498 |
| C UNMD M | 455 |
| C UNMD TOT | 953 |
| D OCC | 206 |
| FEMALE | 736 |
| GRA BU | 34 |
| H INHAB | 206 |
| H UNINH | 13 |
| MALE | 676 |
| MD F | 201 |
| MD M | 202 |
| MD TOT | 403 |
| NUMBER CD | 78 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 6,680 |
| TUR BU | 1,068 |
| WID F | 37 |
| WID M | 19 |
| WID TOT | 56 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC078003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC075008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462540
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-qc078003-1881/.