St. Raphaël, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Raphaël was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,644. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912733. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.784°N, 70.737°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Raphaël had a population of 2,644: 1,342 male and 1,302 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 836 |
| 1861 | 2,631 |
| 1871 | 2,805 |
| 1881 | 2,644 |
| 1891 | 2,406 |
| 1901 | 2,066 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Raphaël, 1891 (90.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Raphaël 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 2,644 total population, 1,342 males, 1,302 females, 840 married persons, 572 families, 420 married females, 420 married males, 84 widowed persons, 50 widowed females, 34 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,720 single persons under 18, 888 single males under 18, 832 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 448 inhabited houses, 448 occupied houses, 10 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 27,685 bushels of oats, 26,819 bushels of potatoes, 10,320 bushels of buckwheat, 3,248 acres of hay crops, 2,385 tons of hay, 1,890 bushels of rye, 1,590 bushels of spring wheat, 1,426 bushels of barley, 762 bushels of turnips, 624 bushels of other root crops, 559 bushels of peas and beans, 335 acres of potatoes, 167 acres of wheat, 35 bushels of corn, 28 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 2,644 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:
QC045006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC141012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912733
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. Raphaël, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-rapha-l-qc045006-1881/.