St. Laurent, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Laurent was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,084. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.502°N, 73.699°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Laurent had a population of 3,084: 1,519 male and 1,565 female residents. Population density was 102.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,623 |
| 1861 | 2,906 |
| 1871 | 2,911 |
| 1881 | 3,084 |
| 1891 | 1,993 |
| 1901 | 2,341 |
| 1911 | 2,228 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Laurent, Village, 1891 (4.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Laurent shared boundaries with:
- Côte des Neiges, Village
- Côte St. Louis, Town—Ville
- Lachine
- Mile End, Village
- Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Village
- Outremont, Village
- Pointe Claire
- Sault-au-Récollet
- Ste. Geneviève
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 539 |
| Number of families | 539 |
| Number of females | 1,565 |
| Number of males | 1,519 |
| Number of married females | 467 |
| Number of married males | 462 |
| Number of married persons | 929 |
| Number of widowed females | 76 |
| Number of widowed males | 41 |
| Number of widowed persons | 117 |
| POP TOT | 3,084 |
| Total population | 3,084 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,022 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,016 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,038 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 528 |
| Number of occupied houses | 528 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,397 |
| Acres of potatoes | 1,819 |
| Acres of wheat | 349 |
| BAR BU | 22,653 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 22,653 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 6,687 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 92 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,231 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 84,214 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 18,598 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 9,538 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 357,502 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,755 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 6,503 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 13 |
| BWT BU | 6,687 |
| CRN BU | 3,231 |
| HAY AC | 3,397 |
| HAY TONS | 5,085 |
| OAT BU | 84,214 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 9,538 |
| POT AC | 1,819 |
| POT BU | 357,502 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,085 |
| WHT AC | 349 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,755 |
| WHT WTR BU | 13 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,022 |
| C UNMD M | 1,016 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,038 |
| D OCC | 528 |
| FEMALE | 1,565 |
| GRA BU | 92 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 528 |
| H UNINH | 19 |
| MALE | 1,519 |
| MD F | 467 |
| MD M | 462 |
| MD TOT | 929 |
| NUMBER CD | 92 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 18,598 |
| TUR BU | 6,503 |
| WID F | 76 |
| WID M | 41 |
| WID TOT | 117 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC092011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC162008— 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-qc092011-1881/.