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 density was 82.7 people per square mile.
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 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 434 |
| Number of families | 434 |
| Number of females | 1,048 |
| Number of males | 1,078 |
| Number of married females | 353 |
| Number of married males | 357 |
| Number of married persons | 710 |
| Number of widowed females | 41 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 66 |
| POP TOT | 2,126 |
| Total population | 2,126 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 654 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 696 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,350 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 274 |
| Number of occupied houses | 274 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 31 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,890 |
| Acres of potatoes | 149 |
| Acres of wheat | 210 |
| BAR BU | 1,431 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,431 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 11,568 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 181 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,514 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 53,270 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,430 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 2,365 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,451 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 173 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,082 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,158 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 2 |
| BWT BU | 11,568 |
| CRN BU | 1,514 |
| HAY AC | 1,890 |
| HAY TONS | 2,536 |
| OAT BU | 53,270 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 2,365 |
| POT AC | 149 |
| POT BU | 18,451 |
| RYE BU | 173 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,536 |
| WHT AC | 210 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,082 |
| WHT WTR BU | 2 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 654 |
| C UNMD M | 696 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,350 |
| D OCC | 274 |
| FEMALE | 1,048 |
| GRA BU | 181 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 274 |
| H UNINH | 31 |
| MALE | 1,078 |
| MD F | 353 |
| MD M | 357 |
| MD TOT | 710 |
| NUMBER CD | 61 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,430 |
| TUR BU | 1,158 |
| WID F | 41 |
| WID M | 25 |
| WID TOT | 66 |
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/.