St. Paul, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Paul was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,822. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912662. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.971°N, 73.433°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Paul had a population of 1,822: 935 male and 887 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,217 |
| 1861 | 2,073 |
| 1871 | 1,943 |
| 1881 | 1,822 |
| 1891 | 1,485 |
| 1901 | 1,470 |
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 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,822 total population, 935 males, 887 females, 577 married persons, 335 families, 290 married males, 287 married females, 56 widowed persons, 35 widowed females, 21 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,189 single persons under 18, 624 single males under 18, 565 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 280 inhabited houses, 280 occupied houses, 17 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 57,229 bushels of oats, 29,272 bushels of peas and beans, 20,018 bushels of potatoes, 6,512 bushels of rye, 3,255 bushels of buckwheat, 3,162 bushels of corn, 2,813 tons of hay, 2,324 bushels of spring wheat, 2,000 acres of hay crops, 468 bushels of other root crops, 413 bushels of barley, 363 acres of wheat, 139 acres of potatoes, 87 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas-Edmond d' Odet d'Orsonnens | 1818–1892 | died here |
| Joseph Michaud | 1822–1902 | died here |
| Cyrille Beaudry | 1835–1904 | born and died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,823 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:
QC087003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC158013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912662
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, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-paul-qc087003-1881/.