St. Marc, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Marc was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,036. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912553. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.684°N, 73.236°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Marc had a population of 1,036: 534 male and 502 female residents. Population density was 36.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,243 |
| 1861 | 1,364 |
| 1871 | 1,117 |
| 1881 | 1,036 |
| 1891 | 897 |
| 1901 | 968 |
| 1911 | 956 |
| 1921 | 918 |
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. Marc 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 | 232 |
| Number of families | 232 |
| Number of females | 502 |
| Number of males | 534 |
| Number of married females | 167 |
| Number of married males | 165 |
| Number of married persons | 332 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 24 |
| Number of widowed persons | 55 |
| POP TOT | 1,036 |
| Total population | 1,036 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 304 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 345 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 649 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 165 |
| Number of occupied houses | 165 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,409 |
| Acres of potatoes | 84 |
| Acres of wheat | 356 |
| BAR BU | 16,116 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 16,116 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 184 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,096 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,260 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 35,003 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 5,228 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 16,131 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,972 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,269 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 22 |
| BWT BU | 184 |
| CRN BU | 2,260 |
| HAY AC | 2,409 |
| HAY TONS | 2,923 |
| OAT BU | 35,003 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 16,131 |
| POT AC | 84 |
| POT BU | 8,972 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,923 |
| WHT AC | 356 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,269 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 304 |
| C UNMD M | 345 |
| C UNMD TOT | 649 |
| D OCC | 165 |
| FEMALE | 502 |
| GRA BU | 1,096 |
| H INHAB | 165 |
| H UNINH | 13 |
| MALE | 534 |
| MD F | 167 |
| MD M | 165 |
| MD TOT | 332 |
| NUMBER CD | 66 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 5,228 |
| TUR BU | 22 |
| WID F | 31 |
| WID M | 24 |
| WID TOT | 55 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC066006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC098005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912553
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. Marc, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-marc-qc066006-1881/.