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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,243 |
| 1861 | 1,364 |
| 1871 | 1,117 |
| 1881 | 1,036 |
| 1891 | 897 |
| 1901 | 968 |
| 1911 | — |
| 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 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,036 total population, 534 males, 502 females, 332 married persons, 232 families, 167 married females, 165 married males, 55 widowed persons, 31 widowed females, 24 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 649 single persons under 18, 345 single males under 18, 304 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 165 inhabited houses, 165 occupied houses, 13 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 35,003 bushels of oats, 16,131 bushels of peas and beans, 16,116 bushels of barley, 8,972 bushels of potatoes, 5,228 bushels of other root crops, 2,923 tons of hay, 2,409 acres of hay crops, 2,269 bushels of spring wheat, 2,260 bushels of corn, 1,096 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 356 acres of wheat, 184 bushels of buckwheat, 84 acres of potatoes, 22 bushels of turnips. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph-Azarie Sénécal | 1841–1917 | born here |
| Joseph-Léonide Perron | 1872–1930 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,036 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:
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/.