St. Paul d'Abbotsford, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Paul d'Abbotsford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,605. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463104. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.432°N, 72.874°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Paul d'Abbotsford had a population of 1,605: 796 male and 809 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,550 |
| 1881 | 1,605 |
| 1891 | 1,873 |
| 1901 | 1,333 |
| 1911 | 1,169 |
| 1921 | 1,322 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of St. Paul d'Abbotsford, 1891 (92.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Paul d'Abbotsford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,605 total population, 809 females, 796 males, 631 married persons, 364 families, 316 married males, 315 married females, 53 widowed persons, 34 widowed females, 19 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 921 single persons under 18, 461 single males under 18, 460 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 329 inhabited houses, 329 occupied houses, 28 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 29,667 bushels of oats, 10,267 bushels of potatoes, 4,152 bushels of corn, 2,602 bushels of buckwheat, 2,116 acres of hay crops, 2,011 tons of hay, 1,861 bushels of peas and beans, 1,518 bushels of spring wheat, 1,339 bushels of other root crops, 828 bushels of barley, 193 acres of wheat, 127 acres of potatoes, 66 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 37 bushels of turnips, 2 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,605 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:
QC063009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC085010_1891— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3463104
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Paul-d%27Abbotsford
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Paul-d%27Abbotsford
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. Paul d'Abbotsford, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-paul-d-abbotsford-qc063009-1881/.