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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912743. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 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 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,805 total population, 910 males, 895 females, 588 married persons, 304 families, 295 married females, 293 married males, 57 widowed persons, 34 widowed females, 23 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,160 single persons under 18, 594 single males under 18, 566 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 274 inhabited houses, 274 occupied houses, 17 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 84,723 bushels of oats, 28,693 bushels of potatoes, 24,251 bushels of peas and beans, 11,530 bushels of barley, 5,233 bushels of corn, 5,195 bushels of buckwheat, 3,760 bushels of spring wheat, 2,851 acres of hay crops, 2,474 tons of hay, 798 bushels of other root crops, 771 bushels of turnips, 565 acres of wheat, 235 acres of potatoes, 196 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,805 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:
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: Q112912743
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/.