St. Pacôme, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Pacôme was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,265. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.383°N, 69.903°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Pacôme had a population of 2,265: 1,132 male and 1,133 female residents. Population density was 59.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,821 |
| 1871 | 1,863 |
| 1881 | 2,265 |
| 1891 | 1,928 |
| 1901 | 1,665 |
| 1911 | 2,093 |
| 1921 | 2,559 |
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. Pacôme shared boundaries with:
- Mont Carmel
- Rivière Ouelle
- St. Onésime, Ixworth & Chapais
- St. Philippe de Néri
- Ste. Anne de la Pocatière
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 59 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 432 |
| Number of families | 432 |
| Number of females | 1,133 |
| Number of males | 1,132 |
| Number of married females | 346 |
| Number of married males | 347 |
| Number of married persons | 693 |
| Number of widowed females | 51 |
| Number of widowed males | 35 |
| Number of widowed persons | 86 |
| POP TOT | 2,265 |
| Total population | 2,265 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 736 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 750 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,486 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 344 |
| Number of occupied houses | 344 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 34 |
Agriculture (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 956 |
| Acres of potatoes | 247 |
| Acres of wheat | 596 |
| BAR BU | 2,114 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,114 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,407 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,114 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,391 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 37,388 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 4,145 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,911 |
| BWT BU | 1,407 |
| HAY AC | 956 |
| HAY TONS | 1,018 |
| OAT BU | 11,114 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,391 |
| POT AC | 247 |
| POT BU | 37,388 |
| RYE BU | 4,145 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,018 |
| WHT AC | 596 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,911 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 736 |
| C UNMD M | 750 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,486 |
| D OCC | 344 |
| FEMALE | 1,133 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 344 |
| H UNINH | 34 |
| MALE | 1,132 |
| MD F | 346 |
| MD M | 347 |
| MD TOT | 693 |
| NUMBER CD | 42 |
| WID F | 51 |
| WID M | 35 |
| WID TOT | 86 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC042004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC061013— 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. Pacôme, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-pac-me-qc042004-1881/.