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 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 density was 58.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 767 |
| 1861 | 1,065 |
| 1871 | 1,080 |
| 1881 | 1,285 |
| 1891 | 1,453 |
| 1901 | 1,244 |
| 1911 | 1,669 |
| 1921 | 1,584 |
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 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 224 |
| Number of families | 224 |
| Number of females | 621 |
| Number of males | 664 |
| Number of married females | 217 |
| Number of married males | 218 |
| Number of married persons | 435 |
| Number of widowed females | 18 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 30 |
| POP TOT | 1,285 |
| Total population | 1,285 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 386 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 434 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 820 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 168 |
| Number of occupied houses | 168 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 29 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 869 |
| Acres of potatoes | 74 |
| Acres of wheat | 220 |
| BAR BU | 510 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 510 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,631 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 58 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 437 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 30,921 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 428 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 2,935 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,179 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 225 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,838 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 327 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 12 |
| BWT BU | 4,631 |
| CRN BU | 437 |
| HAY AC | 869 |
| HAY TONS | 1,327 |
| OAT BU | 30,921 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 2,935 |
| POT AC | 74 |
| POT BU | 8,179 |
| RYE BU | 225 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,327 |
| WHT AC | 220 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,838 |
| WHT WTR BU | 12 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 386 |
| C UNMD M | 434 |
| C UNMD TOT | 820 |
| D OCC | 168 |
| FEMALE | 621 |
| GRA BU | 58 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 168 |
| H UNINH | 29 |
| MALE | 664 |
| MD F | 217 |
| MD M | 218 |
| MD TOT | 435 |
| NUMBER CD | 85 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 428 |
| TUR BU | 327 |
| WID F | 18 |
| WID M | 12 |
| WID TOT | 30 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC085007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC069012— 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. Paulin, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-paulin-qc085007-1881/.