St. Robert, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Robert was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,126. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912756. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.975°N, 72.997°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Robert had a population of 2,126: 1,078 male and 1,048 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,369 |
| 1871 | 1,516 |
| 1881 | 2,126 |
| 1891 | 1,879 |
| 1901 | 1,562 |
| 1911 | 1,431 |
| 1921 | 1,316 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained St. Robert, 1871 (78.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Robert shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,126 total population, 1,078 males, 1,048 females, 710 married persons, 434 families, 357 married males, 353 married females, 66 widowed persons, 41 widowed females, 25 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,350 single persons under 18, 696 single males under 18, 654 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 274 inhabited houses, 274 occupied houses, 31 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 53,270 bushels of oats, 18,451 bushels of potatoes, 11,568 bushels of buckwheat, 2,536 tons of hay, 2,430 bushels of other root crops, 2,365 bushels of peas and beans, 2,082 bushels of spring wheat, 1,890 acres of hay crops, 1,514 bushels of corn, 1,431 bushels of barley, 1,158 bushels of turnips, 210 acres of wheat, 181 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 173 bushels of rye, 149 acres of potatoes, 2 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,126 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:
QC061005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC082008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912756
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. Robert, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-robert-qc061005-1881/.