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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463031. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,469 |
| 1881 | 2,015 |
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 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,015 total population, 1,042 males, 973 females, 635 married persons, 375 families, 319 married females, 316 married males, 48 widowed persons, 27 widowed females, 21 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,332 single persons under 18, 705 single males under 18, 627 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 333 occupied houses, 332 inhabited houses, 4 uninhabited houses, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 40,601 bushels of oats, 15,750 bushels of potatoes, 7,367 bushels of peas and beans, 5,110 bushels of spring wheat, 4,346 bushels of turnips, 4,276 bushels of buckwheat, 1,988 tons of hay, 1,635 bushels of barley, 1,413 acres of hay crops, 936 bushels of rye, 815 bushels of other root crops, 668 bushels of corn, 439 acres of wheat, 150 acres of potatoes, 72 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 2,015 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:
QC082006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC082006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3463031
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Narcisse
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Narcisse
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/.