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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912558. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,213 |
| 1871 | 1,222 |
| 1881 | 1,330 |
| 1891 | 1,169 |
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 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,330 total population, 675 females, 655 males, 396 married persons, 198 married females, 198 married males, 188 families, 55 widowed persons, 34 widowed females, 21 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 879 single persons under 18, 443 single females under 18, 436 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 188 inhabited houses, 188 occupied houses, 43 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 30,492 bushels of oats, 6,718 bushels of potatoes, 3,815 bushels of buckwheat, 2,899 bushels of peas and beans, 2,859 bushels of corn, 2,780 bushels of spring wheat, 1,524 bushels of barley, 1,383 tons of hay, 1,379 acres of hay crops, 438 bushels of other root crops, 343 bushels of turnips, 328 bushels of rye, 308 acres of wheat, 285 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 89 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,330 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:
QC061008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC181006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912558
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/.