St. Joseph de Lévis, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Joseph de Lévis was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,128. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.784°N, 71.081°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Joseph de Lévis had a population of 1,128: 573 male and 555 female residents. Population density was 34.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,142 |
| 1881 | 1,128 |
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. Joseph de Lévis, 1891 (75.6% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Joseph de Lévis shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 251 |
| Number of families | 251 |
| Number of females | 555 |
| Number of males | 573 |
| Number of married females | 175 |
| Number of married males | 175 |
| Number of married persons | 350 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 53 |
| POP TOT | 1,128 |
| Total population | 1,128 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 349 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 376 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 725 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 181 |
| Number of occupied houses | 181 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 25 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,771 |
| Acres of potatoes | 181 |
| Acres of wheat | 54 |
| BAR BU | 331 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 331 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 339 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 20,042 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 148 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 535 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,561 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 172 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 645 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,180 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 5 |
| BWT BU | 339 |
| CRN BU | 18 |
| HAY AC | 1,771 |
| HAY TONS | 1,716 |
| OAT BU | 20,042 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 535 |
| POT AC | 181 |
| POT BU | 17,561 |
| RYE BU | 172 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,716 |
| WHT AC | 54 |
| WHT SP BU | 645 |
| WHT WTR BU | 5 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 349 |
| C UNMD M | 376 |
| C UNMD TOT | 725 |
| D OCC | 181 |
| FEMALE | 555 |
| GRA BU | 25 |
| H INHAB | 181 |
| H UNINH | 25 |
| MALE | 573 |
| MD F | 175 |
| MD M | 175 |
| MD TOT | 350 |
| NUMBER CD | 46 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 148 |
| TUR BU | 2,180 |
| WID F | 31 |
| WID M | 22 |
| WID TOT | 53 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC046004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC046004— 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. Joseph de Lévis, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-joseph-de-l-vis-qc046004-1881/.