St. Patrice de Rawdon, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Patrice de Rawdon was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,431. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.059°N, 73.746°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Patrice de Rawdon had a population of 1,431: 714 male and 717 female residents. Population density was 18.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,431 |
| 1891 | 1,186 |
| 1901 | 1,117 |
| 1911 | 1,557 |
| 1921 | 654 |
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. Patrice de Rawdon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 231 |
| Number of families | 231 |
| Number of females | 717 |
| Number of males | 714 |
| Number of married females | 196 |
| Number of married males | 199 |
| Number of married persons | 395 |
| Number of widowed females | 29 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 44 |
| POP TOT | 1,431 |
| Total population | 1,431 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 492 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 500 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 992 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 216 |
| Number of occupied houses | 216 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 35 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,541 |
| Acres of potatoes | 177 |
| Acres of wheat | 95 |
| BAR BU | 365 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 365 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,212 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 101 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,148 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 41,565 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 193 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 3,196 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 19,401 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 6 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 810 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,078 |
| BWT BU | 5,212 |
| CRN BU | 1,148 |
| HAY AC | 3,541 |
| HAY TONS | 2,692 |
| OAT BU | 41,565 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 3,196 |
| POT AC | 177 |
| POT BU | 19,401 |
| RYE BU | 6 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,692 |
| WHT AC | 95 |
| WHT SP BU | 810 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 492 |
| C UNMD M | 500 |
| C UNMD TOT | 992 |
| D OCC | 216 |
| FEMALE | 717 |
| GRA BU | 101 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 216 |
| H UNINH | 35 |
| MALE | 714 |
| MD F | 196 |
| MD M | 199 |
| MD TOT | 395 |
| NUMBER CD | 89 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 193 |
| TUR BU | 1,078 |
| WID F | 29 |
| WID M | 15 |
| WID TOT | 44 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC089006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC073010— 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. Patrice de Rawdon, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-patrice-de-rawdon-qc089006-1881/.