St. Ours, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Ours was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,804. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142405. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.876°N, 73.114°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Ours had a population of 1,804: 867 male and 937 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,785 |
| 1881 | 1,804 |
| 1891 | 1,654 |
| 1901 | 1,328 |
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. Ours shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,804 total population, 937 females, 867 males, 632 married persons, 352 families, 324 married males, 308 married females, 66 widowed persons, 38 widowed females, 28 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,106 single persons under 18, 591 single females under 18, 515 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 217 inhabited houses, 217 occupied houses, 26 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 43,070 bushels of oats, 16,861 bushels of peas and beans, 11,158 bushels of potatoes, 5,747 bushels of barley, 3,542 bushels of turnips, 2,642 bushels of other root crops, 2,297 tons of hay, 1,824 bushels of buckwheat, 1,791 acres of hay crops, 1,481 bushels of corn, 1,354 bushels of spring wheat, 314 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 203 acres of wheat, 165 bushels of rye, 128 acres of potatoes, 70 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,804 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:
QC061011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC186005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142405
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Ours,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Ours_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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. Ours, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-ours-qc061011-1881/.