St. Narcisse, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Narcisse was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 639. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463034. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.493°N, 71.255°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Narcisse had a population of 639: 327 male and 312 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 639 |
| 1891 | 782 |
| 1901 | 778 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 883 |
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. Narcisse shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 118 |
| Number of families | 118 |
| Number of females | 312 |
| Number of males | 327 |
| Number of married females | 111 |
| Number of married males | 111 |
| Number of married persons | 222 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 12 |
| POP TOT | 639 |
| Total population | 639 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 194 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 211 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 405 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 101 |
| Number of occupied houses | 102 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,090 |
| Acres of potatoes | 28 |
| Acres of wheat | 42 |
| BAR BU | 787 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 787 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,418 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 61 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,538 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 725 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,222 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 192 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 601 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,642 |
| BWT BU | 1,418 |
| CRN BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 1,090 |
| HAY TONS | 728 |
| OAT BU | 11,538 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 725 |
| POT AC | 28 |
| POT BU | 4,222 |
| RYE BU | 192 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 728 |
| WHT AC | 42 |
| WHT SP BU | 601 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 194 |
| C UNMD M | 211 |
| C UNMD TOT | 405 |
| D OCC | 102 |
| FEMALE | 312 |
| GRA BU | 61 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 101 |
| H UNINH | 23 |
| MALE | 327 |
| MD F | 111 |
| MD M | 111 |
| MD TOT | 222 |
| NUMBER CD | 49 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 40 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 1,642 |
| WID F | 7 |
| WID M | 5 |
| WID TOT | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC049013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC068014— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3463034
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. Narcisse, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-narcisse-qc049013-1881/.