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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462701. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 877 |
| 1861 | 933 |
| 1871 | 993 |
| 1881 | 864 |
| 1891 | 792 |
| 1901 | 797 |
| 1911 | — |
| 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 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 864 total population, 444 females, 420 males, 234 married persons, 143 families, 117 married females, 117 married males, 49 widowed persons, 38 widowed females, 11 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 581 single persons under 18, 292 single males under 18, 289 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 124 inhabited houses, 124 occupied houses, 12 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 21,030 bushels of potatoes, 17,097 bushels of oats, 1,517 bushels of buckwheat, 889 bushels of rye, 723 bushels of peas and beans, 713 tons of hay, 489 bushels of spring wheat, 460 acres of hay crops, 395 bushels of turnips, 149 acres of potatoes, 123 bushels of other root crops, 67 bushels of barley, 53 acres of wheat, 20 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Michel Forgues | 1811–1882 | died here |
| Pierre de Boucherville | 1814–1894 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 864 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
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: Q3462701
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Laurent-de-l%27%C3%8Ele-d%27Orl%C3%A9ans
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Laurent-de-l%27%C3%8Ele-d%27Orl%C3%A9ans
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/.