St. Justin, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Justin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,954. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.267°N, 73.122°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Justin had a population of 1,954: 989 male and 965 female residents. Population density was 56.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,646 |
| 1871 | 1,578 |
| 1881 | 1,954 |
| 1891 | 1,677 |
| 1901 | 1,619 |
| 1911 | 1,435 |
| 1921 | 1,393 |
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. Justin 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 | 327 |
| Number of families | 327 |
| Number of females | 965 |
| Number of males | 989 |
| Number of married females | 315 |
| Number of married males | 319 |
| Number of married persons | 634 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 51 |
| POP TOT | 1,954 |
| Total population | 1,954 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 619 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 650 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,269 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 226 |
| Number of occupied houses | 226 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,211 |
| Acres of potatoes | 71 |
| Acres of wheat | 573 |
| BAR BU | 337 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 337 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,567 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 75 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 691 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 33,518 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,950 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 37,609 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,229 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,282 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 230 |
| BWT BU | 5,567 |
| CRN BU | 691 |
| HAY AC | 1,211 |
| HAY TONS | 2,609 |
| OAT BU | 33,518 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 37,609 |
| POT AC | 71 |
| POT BU | 10,229 |
| RYE BU | 12 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,609 |
| WHT AC | 573 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,282 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 619 |
| C UNMD M | 650 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,269 |
| D OCC | 226 |
| FEMALE | 965 |
| GRA BU | 75 |
| H INHAB | 226 |
| H UNINH | 7 |
| MALE | 989 |
| MD F | 315 |
| MD M | 319 |
| MD TOT | 634 |
| NUMBER CD | 85 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,950 |
| TUR BU | 230 |
| WID F | 31 |
| WID M | 20 |
| WID TOT | 51 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC085004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC069010— 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. Justin, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-justin-qc085004-1881/.