St. Michel, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Michel was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,099. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462990. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.839°N, 70.875°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Michel had a population of 2,099: 1,038 male and 1,061 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,369 |
| 1871 | 2,134 |
| 1881 | 2,099 |
| 1891 | 1,838 |
| 1901 | 1,722 |
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. Michel 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 2,099 total population, 1,061 females, 1,038 males, 572 married persons, 444 families, 288 married males, 284 married females, 93 widowed persons, 56 widowed females, 37 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,434 single persons under 18, 721 single females under 18, 713 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 331 inhabited houses, 331 occupied houses, 10 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 53,524 bushels of potatoes, 28,785 bushels of oats, 2,716 acres of hay crops, 2,643 tons of hay, 2,223 bushels of spring wheat, 1,814 bushels of rye, 1,602 bushels of turnips, 1,059 bushels of peas and beans, 964 bushels of barley, 921 bushels of buckwheat, 366 acres of potatoes, 249 acres of wheat, 245 bushels of other root crops, 123 bushels of corn, 92 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,099 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:
QC045002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC141009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462990
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse
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, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-michel-qc045002-1881/.