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 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 | — |
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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 639 total population, 327 males, 312 females, 222 married persons, 118 families, 111 married females, 111 married males, 12 widowed persons, 7 widowed females, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 405 single persons under 18, 211 single males under 18, 194 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 102 occupied houses, 101 inhabited houses, 23 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 11,538 bushels of oats, 4,222 bushels of potatoes, 1,642 bushels of turnips, 1,418 bushels of buckwheat, 1,090 acres of hay crops, 787 bushels of barley, 728 tons of hay, 725 bushels of peas and beans, 601 bushels of spring wheat, 192 bushels of rye, 61 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 42 acres of wheat, 40 bushels of other root crops, 28 acres of potatoes, 1 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 639 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:
QC049013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC171013— 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. Narcisse, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-narcisse-qc049013-1881/.