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 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 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,116 total population, 574 males, 542 females, 380 married persons, 222 families, 190 married females, 190 married males, 33 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 13 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 703 single persons under 18, 371 single males under 18, 332 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 209 inhabited houses, 209 occupied houses, 7 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 24,285 bushels of oats, 17,611 bushels of potatoes, 16,414 bushels of peas and beans, 2,220 bushels of spring wheat, 1,801 bushels of corn, 1,276 bushels of barley, 1,161 acres of hay crops, 853 bushels of buckwheat, 784 tons of hay, 367 acres of wheat, 223 bushels of turnips, 169 acres of potatoes, 89 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 61 bushels of other root crops, 46 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,116 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:
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/.