St. Philippe de Néri, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Philippe de Néri was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,034. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463150. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.468°N, 69.882°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Philippe de Néri had a population of 1,034: 491 male and 543 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 991 |
| 1881 | 1,034 |
| 1891 | 1,049 |
| 1901 | 966 |
| 1911 | 969 |
| 1921 | 879 |
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. Philippe de Néri 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 1,034 total population, 543 females, 491 males, 317 married persons, 166 families, 160 married males, 157 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 687 single persons under 18, 368 single females under 18, 319 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 145 inhabited houses, 145 occupied houses, 10 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 13,553 bushels of potatoes, 7,147 bushels of spring wheat, 3,539 bushels of oats, 1,340 bushels of barley, 949 acres of wheat, 901 acres of hay crops, 776 tons of hay, 587 bushels of rye, 496 bushels of other root crops, 477 bushels of peas and beans, 117 acres of potatoes, 78 bushels of buckwheat, 60 bushels of turnips, 11 bushels of corn, 4 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 1,034 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:
QC042006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC061015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3463150
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Philippe-de-N%C3%A9ri
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Philippe-de-N%C3%A9ri
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. Philippe de Néri, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-philippe-de-n-ri-qc042006-1881/.