St. Marcel, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Marcel was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,330. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.856°N, 72.893°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Marcel had a population of 1,330: 655 male and 675 female residents. Population density was 65.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,213 |
| 1871 | 1,222 |
| 1881 | 1,330 |
| 1891 | 1,169 |
| 1901 | 942 |
| 1911 | 876 |
| 1921 | 784 |
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. Marcel shared boundaries with:
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 | 188 |
| Number of families | 188 |
| Number of females | 675 |
| Number of males | 655 |
| Number of married females | 198 |
| Number of married males | 198 |
| Number of married persons | 396 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 55 |
| POP TOT | 1,330 |
| Total population | 1,330 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 443 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 436 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 879 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 188 |
| Number of occupied houses | 188 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 43 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,379 |
| Acres of potatoes | 89 |
| Acres of wheat | 308 |
| BAR BU | 1,524 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,524 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,815 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 285 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,859 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 30,492 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 438 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 2,899 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,718 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 328 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,780 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 343 |
| BWT BU | 3,815 |
| CRN BU | 2,859 |
| HAY AC | 1,379 |
| HAY TONS | 1,383 |
| OAT BU | 30,492 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 2,899 |
| POT AC | 89 |
| POT BU | 6,718 |
| RYE BU | 328 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,383 |
| WHT AC | 308 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,780 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 443 |
| C UNMD M | 436 |
| C UNMD TOT | 879 |
| D OCC | 188 |
| FEMALE | 675 |
| GRA BU | 285 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 188 |
| H UNINH | 43 |
| MALE | 655 |
| MD F | 198 |
| MD M | 198 |
| MD TOT | 396 |
| NUMBER CD | 61 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 438 |
| TUR BU | 343 |
| WID F | 34 |
| WID M | 21 |
| WID TOT | 55 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC061008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC082005— 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. Marcel, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-marcel-qc061008-1881/.