St. Polycarpe, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Polycarpe was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,603. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912724. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.300°N, 74.313°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Polycarpe had a population of 2,603: 1,346 male and 1,257 female residents.
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 was contained in St. Polycarpe, 1871 (56.7% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Côteau Stn., VL, 1891 (0.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Polycarpe, Village, 1891 (4.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Polycarpe shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,603 total population, 1,346 males, 1,257 females, 812 married persons, 476 families, 407 married females, 405 married males, 73 widowed persons, 44 widowed females, 29 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,718 single persons under 18, 912 single males under 18, 806 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 452 inhabited houses, 452 occupied houses, 12 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 95,117 bushels of oats, 65,481 bushels of peas and beans, 27,843 bushels of potatoes, 16,820 bushels of barley, 6,540 bushels of spring wheat, 3,091 bushels of buckwheat, 2,777 acres of hay crops, 2,363 bushels of other root crops, 2,321 tons of hay, 1,186 bushels of corn, 831 acres of wheat, 524 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 242 acres of potatoes, 209 bushels of turnips, 69 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,603 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:
QC074001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC074001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912724
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. Polycarpe, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-polycarpe-qc074001-1881/.