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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q138796189. 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 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:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,265 total population, 1,133 females, 1,132 males, 693 married persons, 432 families, 347 married males, 346 married females, 86 widowed persons, 51 widowed females, 35 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,486 single persons under 18, 750 single males under 18, 736 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 344 inhabited houses, 344 occupied houses, 34 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 37,388 bushels of potatoes, 11,114 bushels of oats, 6,911 bushels of spring wheat, 4,145 bushels of rye, 2,114 bushels of barley, 1,407 bushels of buckwheat, 1,391 bushels of peas and beans, 1,018 tons of hay, 956 acres of hay crops, 596 acres of wheat, 247 acres of potatoes, 5 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,265 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:
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: Q138796189
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/.