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 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 density was 48.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 836 |
| 1861 | 2,631 |
| 1871 | 2,805 |
| 1881 | 2,644 |
| 1891 | 2,406 |
| 1901 | 2,066 |
| 1911 | 2,118 |
| 1921 | 1,816 |
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 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 572 |
| Number of families | 572 |
| Number of females | 1,302 |
| Number of males | 1,342 |
| Number of married females | 420 |
| Number of married males | 420 |
| Number of married persons | 840 |
| Number of widowed females | 50 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 84 |
| POP TOT | 2,644 |
| Total population | 2,644 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 832 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 888 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,720 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 448 |
| Number of occupied houses | 448 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,248 |
| Acres of potatoes | 335 |
| Acres of wheat | 167 |
| BAR BU | 1,426 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,426 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10,320 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 35 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 27,685 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 624 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 559 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 26,819 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,890 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,590 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 762 |
| BWT BU | 10,320 |
| CRN BU | 35 |
| HAY AC | 3,248 |
| HAY TONS | 2,385 |
| OAT BU | 27,685 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 559 |
| POT AC | 335 |
| POT BU | 26,819 |
| RYE BU | 1,890 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,385 |
| WHT AC | 167 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,590 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 832 |
| C UNMD M | 888 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,720 |
| D OCC | 448 |
| FEMALE | 1,302 |
| GRA BU | 28 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 448 |
| H UNINH | 10 |
| MALE | 1,342 |
| MD F | 420 |
| MD M | 420 |
| MD TOT | 840 |
| NUMBER CD | 45 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 624 |
| TUR BU | 762 |
| WID F | 50 |
| WID M | 34 |
| WID TOT | 84 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC045006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC042015— 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. Raphaël, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-rapha-l-qc045006-1881/.