St. Placide, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Placide was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,116. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912722. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.542°N, 74.196°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Placide had a population of 1,116: 574 male and 542 female residents. Population density was 65.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,230 |
| 1861 | 1,479 |
| 1871 | 1,172 |
| 1881 | 1,116 |
| 1891 | 990 |
| 1901 | 946 |
| 1911 | 888 |
| 1921 | 819 |
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. Placide 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 | 222 |
| Number of families | 222 |
| Number of females | 542 |
| Number of males | 574 |
| Number of married females | 190 |
| Number of married males | 190 |
| Number of married persons | 380 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 33 |
| POP TOT | 1,116 |
| Total population | 1,116 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 332 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 371 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 703 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 209 |
| Number of occupied houses | 209 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,161 |
| Acres of potatoes | 169 |
| Acres of wheat | 367 |
| BAR BU | 1,276 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,276 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 853 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 89 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,801 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 24,285 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 61 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 16,414 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,611 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 46 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,220 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 223 |
| BWT BU | 853 |
| CRN BU | 1,801 |
| HAY AC | 1,161 |
| HAY TONS | 784 |
| OAT BU | 24,285 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 16,414 |
| POT AC | 169 |
| POT BU | 17,611 |
| RYE BU | 46 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 784 |
| WHT AC | 367 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,220 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 332 |
| C UNMD M | 371 |
| C UNMD TOT | 703 |
| D OCC | 209 |
| FEMALE | 542 |
| GRA BU | 89 |
| H INHAB | 209 |
| H UNINH | 7 |
| MALE | 574 |
| MD F | 190 |
| MD M | 190 |
| MD TOT | 380 |
| NUMBER CD | 95 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 61 |
| TUR BU | 223 |
| WID F | 20 |
| WID M | 13 |
| WID TOT | 33 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC095010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912722
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. Placide, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-placide-qc095010-1881/.