St. Medard, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Medard was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,179. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.955°N, 72.002°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Medard had a population of 1,179: 611 male and 568 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,165 |
| 1881 | 1,179 |
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. Medard shared boundaries with:
- Arthabaskaville, Village
- Chénier
- Kingsey Falls
- St. Albert
- St. Christophe
- Tingwick
- Victoriaville, T-V
- Warwick, Village
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 1,179 total population, 611 males, 568 females, 374 married persons, 208 families, 187 married females, 187 married males, 31 widowed persons, 19 widowed females, 12 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 774 single persons under 18, 412 single males under 18, 362 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 188 inhabited houses, 188 occupied houses, 35 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 18,635 bushels of oats, 9,031 bushels of potatoes, 2,223 bushels of spring wheat, 2,039 tons of hay, 1,760 bushels of buckwheat, 1,643 acres of hay crops, 1,131 bushels of peas and beans, 992 bushels of barley, 908 bushels of turnips, 662 bushels of corn, 647 bushels of other root crops, 172 acres of wheat, 109 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 90 acres of potatoes, 50 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,179 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:
QC052027— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052027— 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. Medard, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-medard-qc052027-1881/.