St. Onésime, Ixworth & Chapais, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Onésime, Ixworth & Chapais was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 789. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.236°N, 69.741°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Onésime, Ixworth & Chapais had a population of 789: 396 male and 393 female residents. Population density was 3.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 770 |
| 1881 | 789 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Onésime, 1891 (17.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Onésime, Ixworth & Chapais shared boundaries with:
- Mont Carmel
- St. Pacôme
- St. Paschal, Woodbridge & Painchaud
- Ste. Anne de la Pocatière
- Ste. Louise, Ashford
- Ste. Perpétue, St. Pamphile, Casgrain, Dionne & c
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 | 158 |
| Number of families | 158 |
| Number of females | 393 |
| Number of males | 396 |
| Number of married females | 149 |
| Number of married males | 153 |
| Number of married persons | 302 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 18 |
| POP TOT | 789 |
| Total population | 789 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 234 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 235 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 469 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 111 |
| Number of occupied houses | 111 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 439 |
| Acres of potatoes | 25 |
| Acres of wheat | 325 |
| BAR BU | 1,216 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,216 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 260 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 33 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,031 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 261 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 464 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,544 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 507 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,799 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 616 |
| BWT BU | 260 |
| CRN BU | 33 |
| HAY AC | 439 |
| HAY TONS | 521 |
| OAT BU | 5,031 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 464 |
| POT AC | 25 |
| POT BU | 8,544 |
| RYE BU | 507 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 521 |
| WHT AC | 325 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,799 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 234 |
| C UNMD M | 235 |
| C UNMD TOT | 469 |
| D OCC | 111 |
| FEMALE | 393 |
| GRA BU | 13 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 111 |
| H UNINH | 20 |
| MALE | 396 |
| MD F | 149 |
| MD M | 153 |
| MD TOT | 302 |
| NUMBER CD | 42 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 261 |
| TUR BU | 616 |
| WID F | 10 |
| WID M | 8 |
| WID TOT | 18 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC042002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC042002— 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. Onésime, Ixworth & Chapais, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-on-sime-ixworth-chapais-qc042002-1881/.