St. Joseph, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Joseph was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,838. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.312°N, 70.865°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Joseph had a population of 2,838: 1,397 male and 1,441 female residents. Population density was 37.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 3,079 |
| 1871 | 2,981 |
| 1881 | 2,838 |
| 1891 | 2,128 |
| 1901 | 2,180 |
| 1911 | 1,832 |
| 1921 | 1,560 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Joseph, 1871 (84.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Joseph, Village, 1891 (1.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Joseph shared boundaries with:
- Sacré-Coeur de Jésus
- Saints Anges
- St. Edouard de Frampton
- St. François
- St. Frédéric
- St. Odilon de Cranbourne
- St. Victor
- Ste. Marie
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 483 |
| Number of families | 483 |
| Number of females | 1,441 |
| Number of males | 1,397 |
| Number of married females | 455 |
| Number of married males | 457 |
| Number of married persons | 912 |
| Number of widowed females | 59 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 93 |
| POP TOT | 2,838 |
| Total population | 2,838 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 927 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 906 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,833 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 429 |
| Number of occupied houses | 430 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 6,646 |
| Acres of potatoes | 164 |
| Acres of wheat | 94 |
| BAR BU | 4,288 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,288 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,759 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 67 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 164 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 41,503 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 817 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,692 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,599 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 94 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,068 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,824 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 3 |
| BWT BU | 1,759 |
| CRN BU | 164 |
| HAY AC | 6,646 |
| HAY TONS | 6,615 |
| OAT BU | 41,503 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,692 |
| POT AC | 164 |
| POT BU | 11,599 |
| RYE BU | 94 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,615 |
| WHT AC | 94 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,068 |
| WHT WTR BU | 3 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 927 |
| C UNMD M | 906 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,833 |
| D OCC | 430 |
| FEMALE | 1,441 |
| GRA BU | 67 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 429 |
| H UNINH | 23 |
| MALE | 1,397 |
| MD F | 455 |
| MD M | 457 |
| MD TOT | 912 |
| NUMBER CD | 48 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 817 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 1,824 |
| WID F | 59 |
| WID M | 34 |
| WID TOT | 93 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC048003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC040013— 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, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-joseph-qc048003-1881/.