St. Rémi, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Rémi was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,805. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.255°N, 73.634°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Rémi had a population of 1,805: 910 male and 895 female residents. Population density was 58.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,757 |
| 1861 | 3,310 |
| 1871 | 1,938 |
| 1881 | 1,805 |
| 1891 | 1,647 |
| 1901 | 1,450 |
| 1911 | 1,253 |
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. Rémi shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 304 |
| Number of families | 304 |
| Number of females | 895 |
| Number of males | 910 |
| Number of married females | 295 |
| Number of married males | 293 |
| Number of married persons | 588 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 57 |
| POP TOT | 1,805 |
| Total population | 1,805 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 566 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 594 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,160 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 274 |
| Number of occupied houses | 274 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,851 |
| Acres of potatoes | 235 |
| Acres of wheat | 565 |
| BAR BU | 11,530 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 11,530 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,195 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 196 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5,233 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 84,723 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 798 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 24,251 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 28,693 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,760 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 771 |
| BWT BU | 5,195 |
| CRN BU | 5,233 |
| HAY AC | 2,851 |
| HAY TONS | 2,474 |
| OAT BU | 84,723 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 24,251 |
| POT AC | 235 |
| POT BU | 28,693 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,474 |
| WHT AC | 565 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,760 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 566 |
| C UNMD M | 594 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,160 |
| D OCC | 274 |
| FEMALE | 895 |
| GRA BU | 196 |
| H INHAB | 274 |
| H UNINH | 17 |
| MALE | 910 |
| MD F | 295 |
| MD M | 293 |
| MD TOT | 588 |
| NUMBER CD | 70 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 798 |
| TUR BU | 771 |
| WID F | 34 |
| WID M | 23 |
| WID TOT | 57 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC070001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC166012— 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. Rémi, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-r-mi-qc070001-1881/.