St. Paul de la Croix, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Paul de la Croix was a census subdivision in Temiscouata County, Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 833. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q106815262. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.954°N, 69.185°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Paul de la Croix had a population of 833: 434 male and 399 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 833 |
| 1891 | 745 |
| 1901 | 844 |
| 1911 | 851 |
| 1921 | 999 |
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. Paul de la Croix shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 62 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 137 |
| Number of families | 137 |
| Number of females | 399 |
| Number of males | 434 |
| Number of married females | 124 |
| Number of married males | 124 |
| Number of married persons | 248 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 12 |
| POP TOT | 833 |
| Total population | 833 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 270 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 303 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 573 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 121 |
| Number of occupied houses | 121 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 939 |
| Acres of potatoes | 126 |
| Acres of wheat | 188 |
| BAR BU | 1,773 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,773 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,311 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,061 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 53 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,015 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 15,513 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,080 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,351 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 696 |
| BWT BU | 1,311 |
| HAY AC | 939 |
| HAY TONS | 789 |
| OAT BU | 2,061 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,015 |
| POT AC | 126 |
| POT BU | 15,513 |
| RYE BU | 2,080 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 789 |
| WHT AC | 188 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,351 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 270 |
| C UNMD M | 303 |
| C UNMD TOT | 573 |
| CD NAME | Temiscouata |
| D OCC | 121 |
| FEMALE | 399 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| H INHAB | 121 |
| H UNINH | 15 |
| MALE | 434 |
| MD F | 124 |
| MD M | 124 |
| MD TOT | 248 |
| NUMBER CD | 41 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 53 |
| TUR BU | 696 |
| WID F | 5 |
| WID M | 7 |
| WID TOT | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC041012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC095025— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q106815262
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 de la Croix, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-paul-de-la-croix-qc041012-1881/.