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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463051. 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 |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,719 |
| 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 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,246 total population, 1,153 males, 1,093 females, 600 married persons, 406 families, 303 married males, 297 married females, 97 widowed persons, 58 widowed females, 39 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,549 single persons under 18, 811 single males under 18, 738 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 357 inhabited houses, 357 occupied houses, 37 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 102,533 bushels of potatoes, 44,286 bushels of oats, 3,989 tons of hay, 3,450 acres of hay crops, 3,031 bushels of other root crops, 2,973 bushels of spring wheat, 2,844 bushels of rye, 2,541 bushels of peas and beans, 2,392 bushels of buckwheat, 2,249 bushels of turnips, 566 acres of potatoes, 349 bushels of corn, 270 acres of wheat, 265 bushels of barley, 137 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| John Costigan | 1835–1916 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,246 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:
QC046011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC169011_1861— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3463051
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/.