St. Lin, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Lin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,722. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912498. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.853°N, 73.777°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Lin had a population of 2,722: 1,339 male and 1,383 female residents. Population density was 55.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,959 |
| 1861 | 3,000 |
| 1871 | 2,697 |
| 1881 | 2,722 |
| 1891 | 1,541 |
| 1901 | 1,664 |
| 1911 | 1,585 |
| 1921 | 1,415 |
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 Laurentides, Town—Ville, 1891 (3.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Lin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 627 |
| Number of families | 627 |
| Number of females | 1,383 |
| Number of males | 1,339 |
| Number of married females | 471 |
| Number of married males | 479 |
| Number of married persons | 950 |
| Number of widowed females | 72 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 100 |
| POP TOT | 2,722 |
| Total population | 2,722 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 840 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 832 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,672 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 613 |
| Number of occupied houses | 613 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,123 |
| Acres of potatoes | 277 |
| Acres of wheat | 377 |
| BAR BU | 1,473 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,473 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,365 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,428 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 992 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 69,104 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 158 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 15,881 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 40,932 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,484 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 274 |
| BWT BU | 3,365 |
| CRN BU | 992 |
| HAY AC | 3,123 |
| HAY TONS | 3,556 |
| OAT BU | 69,104 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 15,881 |
| POT AC | 277 |
| POT BU | 40,932 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,556 |
| WHT AC | 377 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,484 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 840 |
| C UNMD M | 832 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,672 |
| D OCC | 613 |
| FEMALE | 1,383 |
| GRA BU | 1,428 |
| H INHAB | 613 |
| H UNINH | 13 |
| MALE | 1,339 |
| MD F | 471 |
| MD M | 479 |
| MD TOT | 950 |
| NUMBER CD | 88 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 158 |
| TUR BU | 274 |
| WID F | 72 |
| WID M | 28 |
| WID TOT | 100 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC088003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC065007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912498
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. Lin, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-lin-qc088003-1881/.