St. Narcisse, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Narcisse was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,015. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.581°N, 72.517°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Narcisse had a population of 2,015: 1,042 male and 973 female residents. Population density was 50.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 979 |
| 1871 | 1,469 |
| 1881 | 2,015 |
| 1891 | 1,950 |
| 1901 | 2,015 |
| 1911 | 2,233 |
| 1921 | 2,059 |
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 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 375 |
| Number of families | 375 |
| Number of females | 973 |
| Number of males | 1,042 |
| Number of married females | 319 |
| Number of married males | 316 |
| Number of married persons | 635 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 21 |
| Number of widowed persons | 48 |
| POP TOT | 2,015 |
| Total population | 2,015 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 627 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 705 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,332 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 332 |
| Number of occupied houses | 333 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,413 |
| Acres of potatoes | 150 |
| Acres of wheat | 439 |
| BAR BU | 1,635 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,635 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,276 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 72 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 668 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 40,601 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 815 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 7,367 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,750 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 936 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,110 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,346 |
| BWT BU | 4,276 |
| CRN BU | 668 |
| HAY AC | 1,413 |
| HAY TONS | 1,988 |
| OAT BU | 40,601 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 7,367 |
| POT AC | 150 |
| POT BU | 15,750 |
| RYE BU | 936 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,988 |
| WHT AC | 439 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,110 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 627 |
| C UNMD M | 705 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,332 |
| D OCC | 333 |
| FEMALE | 973 |
| GRA BU | 72 |
| H INHAB | 332 |
| H UNINH | 4 |
| MALE | 1,042 |
| MD F | 319 |
| MD M | 316 |
| MD TOT | 635 |
| NUMBER CD | 82 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 815 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 4,346 |
| WID F | 27 |
| WID M | 21 |
| WID TOT | 48 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC082006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC047016— 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-qc082006-1881/.