St. Michel des Saints, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Michel des Saints was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 738. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.562°N, 73.781°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Michel des Saints had a population of 738: 397 male and 341 female residents. Population density was 1.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 738 |
| 1891 | 591 |
| 1901 | 700 |
| 1911 | 928 |
| 1921 | 1,240 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Haut Mataouin, 1871 (52.1% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Courcelle, 1891 (64.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Michel des Saints, 1891 (35.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Michel des Saints 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 | 148 |
| Number of families | 148 |
| Number of females | 341 |
| Number of males | 397 |
| Number of married females | 124 |
| Number of married males | 124 |
| Number of married persons | 248 |
| Number of widowed females | 8 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 20 |
| POP TOT | 738 |
| Total population | 738 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 209 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 261 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 470 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 115 |
| Number of occupied houses | 115 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 908 |
| Acres of potatoes | 56 |
| Acres of wheat | 137 |
| BAR BU | 780 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 780 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 625 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 76 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,468 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 435 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 2,166 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,354 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 112 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,280 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,688 |
| BWT BU | 625 |
| CRN BU | 30 |
| HAY AC | 908 |
| HAY TONS | 699 |
| OAT BU | 7,468 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 2,166 |
| POT AC | 56 |
| POT BU | 5,354 |
| RYE BU | 112 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 699 |
| WHT AC | 137 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,280 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 209 |
| C UNMD M | 261 |
| C UNMD TOT | 470 |
| D OCC | 115 |
| FEMALE | 341 |
| GRA BU | 76 |
| H CON | 9 |
| H INHAB | 115 |
| H UNINH | 20 |
| MALE | 397 |
| MD F | 124 |
| MD M | 124 |
| MD TOT | 248 |
| NUMBER CD | 86 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 435 |
| TUR BU | 1,688 |
| WID F | 8 |
| WID M | 12 |
| WID TOT | 20 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC086011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC043011— 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. Michel des Saints, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-michel-des-saints-qc086011-1881/.