St. Paul de la Croix, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Paul de la Croix was a census subdivision in 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 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 833 total population, 434 males, 399 females, 248 married persons, 137 families, 124 married females, 124 married males, 12 widowed persons, 7 widowed males, 5 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 573 single persons under 18, 303 single males under 18, 270 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 121 inhabited houses, 121 occupied houses, 15 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 15,513 bushels of potatoes, 2,080 bushels of rye, 2,061 bushels of oats, 1,773 bushels of barley, 1,351 bushels of spring wheat, 1,311 bushels of buckwheat, 1,015 bushels of peas and beans, 939 acres of hay crops, 789 tons of hay, 696 bushels of turnips, 188 acres of wheat, 126 acres of potatoes, 53 bushels of other root crops, 1 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 833 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:
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/.