St. Michel, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Michel was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,651. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.232°N, 73.576°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Michel had a population of 1,651: 839 male and 812 female residents. Population density was 69.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,548 |
| 1871 | 1,986 |
| 1881 | 1,651 |
| 1891 | 1,619 |
| 1901 | 1,336 |
| 1911 | 1,235 |
| 1921 | 1,194 |
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 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 312 |
| Number of families | 312 |
| Number of females | 812 |
| Number of males | 839 |
| Number of married females | 271 |
| Number of married males | 271 |
| Number of married persons | 542 |
| Number of widowed females | 51 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 76 |
| POP TOT | 1,651 |
| Total population | 1,651 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 490 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 543 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,033 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 276 |
| Number of occupied houses | 276 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 47 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,550 |
| Acres of potatoes | 244 |
| Acres of wheat | 335 |
| BAR BU | 3,699 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,699 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,821 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 237 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 12,770 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 65,016 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 4,435 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 16,928 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 36,728 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,355 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 24 |
| BWT BU | 5,821 |
| CRN BU | 12,770 |
| HAY AC | 2,550 |
| HAY TONS | 2,124 |
| OAT BU | 65,016 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 16,928 |
| POT AC | 244 |
| POT BU | 36,728 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,124 |
| WHT AC | 335 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,355 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 490 |
| C UNMD M | 543 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,033 |
| D OCC | 276 |
| FEMALE | 812 |
| GRA BU | 237 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 276 |
| H UNINH | 47 |
| MALE | 839 |
| MD F | 271 |
| MD M | 271 |
| MD TOT | 542 |
| NUMBER CD | 70 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 4,435 |
| TUR BU | 24 |
| WID F | 51 |
| WID M | 25 |
| WID TOT | 76 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC070003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC077003— 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, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-michel-qc070003-1881/.