St. Modeste, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Modeste was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 733. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.823°N, 69.388°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Modeste had a population of 733: 355 male and 378 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,124 |
| 1881 | 733 |
| 1891 | 764 |
| 1901 | 817 |
| 1911 | 678 |
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 was contained in St. Modeste, 1871 (17.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Modeste shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 733 total population, 378 females, 355 males, 238 married persons, 125 families, 119 married females, 119 married males, 22 widowed persons, 12 widowed males, 10 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 473 single persons under 18, 249 single females under 18, 224 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 108 inhabited houses, 108 occupied houses, 8 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 22,364 bushels of potatoes, 8,212 bushels of oats, 3,517 bushels of spring wheat, 1,938 acres of hay crops, 1,691 tons of hay, 1,626 bushels of other root crops, 1,236 bushels of barley, 1,234 bushels of peas and beans, 1,038 bushels of rye, 1,025 bushels of turnips, 539 acres of wheat, 237 bushels of buckwheat, 188 acres of potatoes, 21 bushels of corn, 16 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 733 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:
QC041005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC201019— 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. Modeste, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-modeste-qc041005-1881/.