St. Ours, Town—Ville, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Ours, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 808. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.888°N, 73.150°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Ours, Town—Ville had a population of 808: 396 male and 412 female residents. Population density was 5502.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 542 |
| 1861 | 528 |
| 1871 | 701 |
| 1881 | 808 |
| 1891 | 918 |
| 1901 | 609 |
| 1911 | 622 |
| 1921 | 622 |
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, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 182 |
| Number of families | 182 |
| Number of females | 412 |
| Number of males | 396 |
| Number of married females | 136 |
| Number of married males | 136 |
| Number of married persons | 272 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 34 |
| POP TOT | 808 |
| Total population | 808 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 256 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 246 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 502 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 121 |
| Number of occupied houses | 121 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 43 |
| Acres of potatoes | 14 |
| Acres of wheat | 6 |
| BAR BU | 147 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 147 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 15 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 277 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,191 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 300 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 54 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,848 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 69 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 11 |
| BWT BU | 15 |
| CRN BU | 277 |
| HAY AC | 43 |
| HAY TONS | 108 |
| OAT BU | 1,191 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 54 |
| POT AC | 14 |
| POT BU | 1,848 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 108 |
| WHT AC | 6 |
| WHT SP BU | 69 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 256 |
| C UNMD M | 246 |
| C UNMD TOT | 502 |
| D OCC | 121 |
| FEMALE | 412 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 121 |
| H UNINH | 9 |
| MALE | 396 |
| MD F | 136 |
| MD M | 136 |
| MD TOT | 272 |
| NUMBER CD | 61 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 300 |
| TUR BU | 11 |
| WID F | 20 |
| WID M | 14 |
| WID TOT | 34 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC061010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC082012— 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, Town—Ville, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-ours-town-ville-qc061010-1881/.