St. Nicolas, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Nicolas was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,246. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.686°N, 71.380°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Nicolas had a population of 2,246: 1,153 male and 1,093 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,219 |
| 1871 | 2,356 |
| 1881 | 2,246 |
| 1891 | 1,768 |
| 1901 | 1,627 |
| 1911 | 1,543 |
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. Nicolas 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 | 406 |
| Number of families | 406 |
| Number of females | 1,093 |
| Number of males | 1,153 |
| Number of married females | 297 |
| Number of married males | 303 |
| Number of married persons | 600 |
| Number of widowed females | 58 |
| Number of widowed males | 39 |
| Number of widowed persons | 97 |
| POP TOT | 2,246 |
| Total population | 2,246 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 738 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 811 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,549 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 357 |
| Number of occupied houses | 357 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 37 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,450 |
| Acres of potatoes | 566 |
| Acres of wheat | 270 |
| BAR BU | 265 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 265 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,392 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 137 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 349 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 44,286 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 3,031 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 2,541 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 102,533 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,844 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,973 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,249 |
| BWT BU | 2,392 |
| CRN BU | 349 |
| HAY AC | 3,450 |
| HAY TONS | 3,989 |
| OAT BU | 44,286 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 2,541 |
| POT AC | 566 |
| POT BU | 102,533 |
| RYE BU | 2,844 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,989 |
| WHT AC | 270 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,973 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 738 |
| C UNMD M | 811 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,549 |
| D OCC | 357 |
| FEMALE | 1,093 |
| GRA BU | 137 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 357 |
| H UNINH | 37 |
| MALE | 1,153 |
| MD F | 297 |
| MD M | 303 |
| MD TOT | 600 |
| NUMBER CD | 46 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 3,031 |
| TUR BU | 2,249 |
| WID F | 58 |
| WID M | 39 |
| WID TOT | 97 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC046011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC169011— 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. Nicolas, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-nicolas-qc046011-1881/.