St. Liboire, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Liboire was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,198. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.652°N, 72.766°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Liboire had a population of 2,198: 1,105 male and 1,093 female residents. Population density was 76.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 960 |
| 1871 | 1,429 |
| 1881 | 2,198 |
| 1891 | 2,353 |
| 1901 | 1,739 |
| 1911 | 1,733 |
| 1921 | 980 |
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. Liboire shared boundaries with:
- St. Dominique
- St. Ephrem d'Upton
- St. Ephrem d’Upton, Village
- St. Simon
- St. Valérien
- Ste. Hélène
- Ste. Rosalie
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 | 420 |
| Number of families | 420 |
| Number of females | 1,093 |
| Number of males | 1,105 |
| Number of married females | 383 |
| Number of married males | 386 |
| Number of married persons | 769 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 41 |
| POP TOT | 2,198 |
| Total population | 2,198 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 681 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 707 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,388 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 337 |
| Number of occupied houses | 337 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 45 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,891 |
| Acres of potatoes | 212 |
| Acres of wheat | 408 |
| BAR BU | 732 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 732 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,053 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 178 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,300 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 28,772 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,556 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 3,912 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,940 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 165 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,811 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 207 |
| BWT BU | 1,053 |
| CRN BU | 1,300 |
| HAY AC | 1,891 |
| HAY TONS | 2,062 |
| OAT BU | 28,772 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 3,912 |
| POT AC | 212 |
| POT BU | 7,940 |
| RYE BU | 165 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,062 |
| WHT AC | 408 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,811 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 681 |
| C UNMD M | 707 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,388 |
| D OCC | 337 |
| FEMALE | 1,093 |
| GRA BU | 178 |
| H CON | 8 |
| H INHAB | 337 |
| H UNINH | 45 |
| MALE | 1,105 |
| MD F | 383 |
| MD M | 386 |
| MD TOT | 769 |
| NUMBER CD | 58 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,556 |
| TUR BU | 207 |
| WID F | 29 |
| WID M | 12 |
| WID TOT | 41 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC058007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC039007_1861— 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. Liboire, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-liboire-qc058007-1881/.