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 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 density was 54.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,550 |
| 1871 | 1,674 |
| 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 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 364 |
| Number of families | 364 |
| Number of females | 809 |
| Number of males | 796 |
| Number of married females | 315 |
| Number of married males | 316 |
| Number of married persons | 631 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 53 |
| POP TOT | 1,605 |
| Total population | 1,605 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 460 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 461 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 921 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 329 |
| Number of occupied houses | 329 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,116 |
| Acres of potatoes | 127 |
| Acres of wheat | 193 |
| BAR BU | 828 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 828 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,602 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 66 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4,152 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 29,667 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,339 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,861 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,267 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,518 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 37 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2 |
| BWT BU | 2,602 |
| CRN BU | 4,152 |
| HAY AC | 2,116 |
| HAY TONS | 2,011 |
| OAT BU | 29,667 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,861 |
| POT AC | 127 |
| POT BU | 10,267 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,011 |
| WHT AC | 193 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,518 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 460 |
| C UNMD M | 461 |
| C UNMD TOT | 921 |
| D OCC | 329 |
| FEMALE | 809 |
| GRA BU | 66 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 329 |
| H UNINH | 28 |
| MALE | 796 |
| MD F | 315 |
| MD M | 316 |
| MD TOT | 631 |
| NUMBER CD | 63 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,339 |
| TUR BU | 37 |
| WID F | 34 |
| WID M | 19 |
| WID TOT | 53 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC063009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC085010— 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. 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/.