St. Liguori, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Liguori was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,295. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462740. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.016°N, 73.574°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Liguori had a population of 1,295: 644 male and 651 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,485 |
| 1881 | 1,295 |
| 1891 | 1,170 |
| 1901 | 1,242 |
| 1911 | 1,190 |
| 1921 | 1,112 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Liguori, 1871 (89.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Liguori shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,295 total population, 651 females, 644 males, 429 married persons, 249 families, 215 married males, 214 married females, 41 widowed persons, 25 widowed females, 16 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 825 single persons under 18, 413 single males under 18, 412 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 219 inhabited houses, 219 occupied houses, 25 uninhabited houses, 7 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 44,656 bushels of oats, 15,335 bushels of potatoes, 7,523 bushels of peas and beans, 4,531 bushels of buckwheat, 4,357 bushels of corn, 1,709 tons of hay, 1,559 acres of hay crops, 1,129 bushels of other root crops, 950 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 766 bushels of spring wheat, 326 bushels of turnips, 302 bushels of barley, 236 bushels of rye, 111 acres of potatoes, 98 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,295 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:
QC089002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC073008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462740
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Liguori
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Liguori
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. Liguori, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-liguori-qc089002-1881/.