St. Laurent, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Laurent was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 864. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.878°N, 71.022°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Laurent had a population of 864: 420 male and 444 female residents. Population density was 61.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 877 |
| 1861 | 933 |
| 1871 | 993 |
| 1881 | 864 |
| 1891 | 792 |
| 1901 | 797 |
| 1911 | 702 |
| 1921 | 766 |
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. Laurent 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 | 143 |
| Number of families | 143 |
| Number of females | 444 |
| Number of males | 420 |
| Number of married females | 117 |
| Number of married males | 117 |
| Number of married persons | 234 |
| Number of widowed females | 38 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 49 |
| POP TOT | 864 |
| Total population | 864 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 289 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 292 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 581 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 124 |
| Number of occupied houses | 124 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 460 |
| Acres of potatoes | 149 |
| Acres of wheat | 53 |
| BAR BU | 67 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 67 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,517 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 17,097 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 123 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 723 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 21,030 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 889 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 489 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 395 |
| BWT BU | 1,517 |
| CRN BU | 20 |
| HAY AC | 460 |
| HAY TONS | 713 |
| OAT BU | 17,097 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 723 |
| POT AC | 149 |
| POT BU | 21,030 |
| RYE BU | 889 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 713 |
| WHT AC | 53 |
| WHT SP BU | 489 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 289 |
| C UNMD M | 292 |
| C UNMD TOT | 581 |
| D OCC | 124 |
| FEMALE | 444 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 124 |
| H UNINH | 12 |
| MALE | 420 |
| MD F | 117 |
| MD M | 117 |
| MD TOT | 234 |
| NUMBER CD | 78 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 123 |
| TUR BU | 395 |
| WID F | 38 |
| WID M | 11 |
| WID TOT | 49 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC078002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC075010— 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. Laurent, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-laurent-qc078002-1881/.