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 density was 29.8 people per square mile.
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, Town—Ville
- Warwick, Village
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 | 208 |
| Number of families | 208 |
| Number of females | 568 |
| Number of males | 611 |
| Number of married females | 187 |
| Number of married males | 187 |
| Number of married persons | 374 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 31 |
| POP TOT | 1,179 |
| Total population | 1,179 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 362 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 412 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 774 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 188 |
| Number of occupied houses | 188 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 35 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,643 |
| Acres of potatoes | 90 |
| Acres of wheat | 172 |
| BAR BU | 992 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 992 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,760 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 109 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 662 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 18,635 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 647 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,131 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,031 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,223 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 908 |
| BWT BU | 1,760 |
| CRN BU | 662 |
| HAY AC | 1,643 |
| HAY TONS | 2,039 |
| OAT BU | 18,635 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,131 |
| POT AC | 90 |
| POT BU | 9,031 |
| RYE BU | 50 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,039 |
| WHT AC | 172 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,223 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 362 |
| C UNMD M | 412 |
| C UNMD TOT | 774 |
| D OCC | 188 |
| FEMALE | 568 |
| GRA BU | 109 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 188 |
| H UNINH | 35 |
| MALE | 611 |
| MD F | 187 |
| MD M | 187 |
| MD TOT | 374 |
| NUMBER CD | 52 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 647 |
| TUR BU | 908 |
| WID F | 19 |
| WID M | 12 |
| WID TOT | 31 |
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/.