St. Maurice, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Maurice was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 3,299. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912588. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.458°N, 72.558°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Maurice had a population of 3,299: 1,691 male and 1,608 female residents. Population density was 53.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,648 |
| 1861 | 3,300 |
| 1871 | 3,004 |
| 1881 | 3,299 |
| 1891 | 3,040 |
| 1901 | 2,210 |
| 1911 | 1,828 |
| 1921 | 1,639 |
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. Maurice 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 | 566 |
| Number of families | 566 |
| Number of females | 1,608 |
| Number of males | 1,691 |
| Number of married females | 494 |
| Number of married males | 493 |
| Number of married persons | 987 |
| Number of widowed females | 60 |
| Number of widowed males | 33 |
| Number of widowed persons | 93 |
| POP TOT | 3,299 |
| Total population | 3,299 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 1,054 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,165 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 2,219 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 460 |
| Number of occupied houses | 460 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 40 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,883 |
| Acres of potatoes | 196 |
| Acres of wheat | 609 |
| BAR BU | 2,331 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,331 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,349 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 80 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,278 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 78,743 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 415 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 9,804 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 34,114 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 34 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,205 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,005 |
| BWT BU | 5,349 |
| CRN BU | 1,278 |
| HAY AC | 2,883 |
| HAY TONS | 4,254 |
| OAT BU | 78,743 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 9,804 |
| POT AC | 196 |
| POT BU | 34,114 |
| RYE BU | 34 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,254 |
| WHT AC | 609 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,205 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 1,054 |
| C UNMD M | 1,165 |
| C UNMD TOT | 2,219 |
| D OCC | 460 |
| FEMALE | 1,608 |
| GRA BU | 80 |
| H CON | 7 |
| H INHAB | 460 |
| H UNINH | 40 |
| MALE | 1,691 |
| MD F | 494 |
| MD M | 493 |
| MD TOT | 987 |
| NUMBER CD | 82 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 415 |
| TUR BU | 4,005 |
| WID F | 60 |
| WID M | 33 |
| WID TOT | 93 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC082008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC047015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912588
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. Maurice, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-maurice-qc082008-1881/.