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 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 density was 64.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,394 |
| 1861 | 1,731 |
| 1871 | 1,785 |
| 1881 | 1,804 |
| 1891 | 1,654 |
| 1901 | 1,328 |
| 1911 | 1,132 |
| 1921 | 1,145 |
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 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 352 |
| Number of families | 352 |
| Number of females | 937 |
| Number of males | 867 |
| Number of married females | 308 |
| Number of married males | 324 |
| Number of married persons | 632 |
| Number of widowed females | 38 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 66 |
| POP TOT | 1,804 |
| Total population | 1,804 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 591 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 515 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,106 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 217 |
| Number of occupied houses | 217 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,791 |
| Acres of potatoes | 128 |
| Acres of wheat | 203 |
| BAR BU | 5,747 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 5,747 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,824 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 314 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,481 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 43,070 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,642 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 16,861 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,158 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 165 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,354 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,542 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 70 |
| BWT BU | 1,824 |
| CRN BU | 1,481 |
| HAY AC | 1,791 |
| HAY TONS | 2,297 |
| OAT BU | 43,070 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 16,861 |
| POT AC | 128 |
| POT BU | 11,158 |
| RYE BU | 165 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,297 |
| WHT AC | 203 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,354 |
| WHT WTR BU | 70 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 591 |
| C UNMD M | 515 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,106 |
| D OCC | 217 |
| FEMALE | 937 |
| GRA BU | 314 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 217 |
| H UNINH | 26 |
| MALE | 867 |
| MD F | 308 |
| MD M | 324 |
| MD TOT | 632 |
| NUMBER CD | 61 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,642 |
| TUR BU | 3,542 |
| WID F | 38 |
| WID M | 28 |
| WID TOT | 66 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC061011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC082006— 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. Ours, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-ours-qc061011-1881/.