St. Paulin, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Paulin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,285. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912675. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.403°N, 73.028°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Paulin had a population of 1,285: 664 male and 621 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 767 |
| 1861 | 1,065 |
| 1871 | 1,080 |
| 1881 | 1,285 |
| 1891 | 1,453 |
| 1901 | 1,244 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained St. Paulin, 1871 (87.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Paulin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,285 total population, 664 males, 621 females, 435 married persons, 224 families, 218 married males, 217 married females, 30 widowed persons, 18 widowed females, 12 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 820 single persons under 18, 434 single males under 18, 386 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 168 inhabited houses, 168 occupied houses, 29 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 30,921 bushels of oats, 8,179 bushels of potatoes, 4,631 bushels of buckwheat, 2,935 bushels of peas and beans, 1,838 bushels of spring wheat, 1,327 tons of hay, 869 acres of hay crops, 510 bushels of barley, 437 bushels of corn, 428 bushels of other root crops, 327 bushels of turnips, 225 bushels of rye, 220 acres of wheat, 74 acres of potatoes, 58 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 12 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,285 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:
QC085007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC168010_1901— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912675
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. Paulin, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-paulin-qc085007-1881/.