St. Paul l'Ermite, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Paul l'Ermite was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,490. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.772°N, 73.496°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Paul l'Ermite had a population of 1,490: 755 male and 735 female residents. Population density was 95.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,006 |
| 1871 | 1,048 |
| 1881 | 1,490 |
| 1891 | 1,170 |
| 1901 | 1,388 |
| 1911 | 771 |
| 1921 | 762 |
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 l'Ermite shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 271 |
| Number of families | 271 |
| Number of females | 735 |
| Number of males | 755 |
| Number of married females | 258 |
| Number of married males | 257 |
| Number of married persons | 515 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 42 |
| POP TOT | 1,490 |
| Total population | 1,490 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 454 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 479 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 933 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 228 |
| Number of occupied houses | 228 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,163 |
| Acres of potatoes | 99 |
| Acres of wheat | 230 |
| BAR BU | 1,682 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,682 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,475 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 273 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,818 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 38,171 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 5,061 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 3,961 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 19,589 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 63 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,047 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 58 |
| BWT BU | 1,475 |
| CRN BU | 2,818 |
| HAY AC | 1,163 |
| HAY TONS | 1,794 |
| OAT BU | 38,171 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 3,961 |
| POT AC | 99 |
| POT BU | 19,589 |
| RYE BU | 63 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,794 |
| WHT AC | 230 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,047 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 454 |
| C UNMD M | 479 |
| C UNMD TOT | 933 |
| D OCC | 228 |
| FEMALE | 735 |
| GRA BU | 273 |
| H INHAB | 228 |
| H UNINH | 14 |
| MALE | 755 |
| MD F | 258 |
| MD M | 257 |
| MD TOT | 515 |
| NUMBER CD | 88 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 5,061 |
| TUR BU | 58 |
| WID F | 23 |
| WID M | 19 |
| WID TOT | 42 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC088005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC065008— 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 l'Ermite, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-paul-l-ermite-qc088005-1881/.