St. Joseph de Soulanges, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Joseph de Soulanges was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,627. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912456. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.340°N, 74.089°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Joseph de Soulanges had a population of 1,627: 822 male and 805 female residents. Population density was 50.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 234 |
| 1881 | 1,627 |
| 1891 | 1,442 |
| 1901 | 1,637 |
| 1911 | 1,972 |
| 1921 | 1,848 |
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. Joseph de Soulanges shared boundaries with:
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 | 358 |
| Number of families | 358 |
| Number of females | 805 |
| Number of males | 822 |
| Number of married females | 255 |
| Number of married males | 253 |
| Number of married persons | 508 |
| Number of widowed females | 37 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 58 |
| POP TOT | 1,627 |
| Total population | 1,627 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 513 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 548 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,061 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 299 |
| Number of occupied houses | 299 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,001 |
| Acres of potatoes | 255 |
| Acres of wheat | 410 |
| BAR BU | 6,337 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 6,337 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,630 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 558 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,034 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 66,925 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,118 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 52,046 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 27,835 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 308 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,315 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 23 |
| BWT BU | 3,630 |
| CRN BU | 2,034 |
| HAY AC | 2,001 |
| HAY TONS | 1,555 |
| OAT BU | 66,925 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 52,046 |
| POT AC | 255 |
| POT BU | 27,835 |
| RYE BU | 308 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,555 |
| WHT AC | 410 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,315 |
| WHT WTR BU | 23 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 513 |
| C UNMD M | 548 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,061 |
| D OCC | 299 |
| FEMALE | 805 |
| GRA BU | 558 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 299 |
| H UNINH | 19 |
| MALE | 822 |
| MD F | 255 |
| MD M | 253 |
| MD TOT | 508 |
| NUMBER CD | 74 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,118 |
| TUR BU | 50 |
| WID F | 37 |
| WID M | 21 |
| WID TOT | 58 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC074007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC089003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912456
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 Soulanges, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-joseph-de-soulanges-qc074007-1881/.