St. Jean, Town—Ville, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Jean, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 4,314. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.304°N, 73.262°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Jean, Town—Ville had a population of 4,314: 2,057 male and 2,257 female residents. Population density was 2895.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,317 |
| 1871 | 3,022 |
| 1881 | 4,314 |
| 1891 | 4,722 |
| 1901 | 4,030 |
| 1911 | 5,903 |
| 1921 | 7,734 |
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, Town—Ville 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 | 797 |
| Number of families | 797 |
| Number of females | 2,257 |
| Number of males | 2,057 |
| Number of married females | 737 |
| Number of married males | 733 |
| Number of married persons | 1,470 |
| Number of widowed females | 137 |
| Number of widowed males | 50 |
| Number of widowed persons | 187 |
| POP TOT | 4,314 |
| Total population | 4,314 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,383 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,274 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,657 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 775 |
| Number of occupied houses | 775 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 78 |
Agriculture (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 83 |
| Acres of potatoes | 15 |
| Acres of wheat | 11 |
| BAR BU | 86 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 86 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 247 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 384 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,905 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 683 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 287 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,408 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 107 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 17 |
| BWT BU | 247 |
| CRN BU | 384 |
| HAY AC | 83 |
| HAY TONS | 58 |
| OAT BU | 3,905 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 287 |
| POT AC | 15 |
| POT BU | 2,408 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 58 |
| WHT AC | 11 |
| WHT SP BU | 107 |
| WHT WTR BU | 17 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,383 |
| C UNMD M | 1,274 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,657 |
| D OCC | 775 |
| FEMALE | 2,257 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 775 |
| H UNINH | 78 |
| MALE | 2,057 |
| MD F | 737 |
| MD M | 733 |
| MD TOT | 1,470 |
| NUMBER CD | 68 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 683 |
| TUR BU | 7 |
| WID F | 137 |
| WID M | 50 |
| WID TOT | 187 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC068005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC092009_1861— 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, Town—Ville, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-jean-town-ville-qc068005-1881/.