St. Prosper, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Prosper was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,382. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.643°N, 72.298°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Prosper had a population of 1,382: 721 male and 661 female residents. Population density was 31.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 781 |
| 1861 | 1,028 |
| 1871 | 1,147 |
| 1881 | 1,382 |
| 1891 | 1,358 |
| 1901 | 1,334 |
| 1911 | 1,316 |
| 1921 | 1,187 |
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. Prosper shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 233 |
| Number of families | 233 |
| Number of females | 661 |
| Number of males | 721 |
| Number of married females | 189 |
| Number of married males | 190 |
| Number of married persons | 379 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 38 |
| POP TOT | 1,382 |
| Total population | 1,382 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 450 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 515 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 965 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 178 |
| Number of occupied houses | 178 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,167 |
| Acres of potatoes | 66 |
| Acres of wheat | 401 |
| BAR BU | 526 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 526 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,061 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 41 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 378 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 42,483 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 479 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 3,759 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,516 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 714 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,212 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 313 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 27 |
| BWT BU | 5,061 |
| CRN BU | 378 |
| HAY AC | 1,167 |
| HAY TONS | 2,065 |
| OAT BU | 42,483 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 3,759 |
| POT AC | 66 |
| POT BU | 8,516 |
| RYE BU | 714 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,065 |
| WHT AC | 401 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,212 |
| WHT WTR BU | 27 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 450 |
| C UNMD M | 515 |
| C UNMD TOT | 965 |
| D OCC | 178 |
| FEMALE | 661 |
| GRA BU | 41 |
| H INHAB | 178 |
| H UNINH | 15 |
| MALE | 721 |
| MD F | 189 |
| MD M | 190 |
| MD TOT | 379 |
| NUMBER CD | 82 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 479 |
| TUR BU | 313 |
| WID F | 22 |
| WID M | 16 |
| WID TOT | 38 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC082005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC047017— 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. Prosper, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-prosper-qc082005-1881/.