St. Sévère, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Sévère was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 888. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463432. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.376°N, 72.915°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Sévère had a population of 888: 461 male and 427 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 936 |
| 1871 | 822 |
| 1881 | 888 |
| 1891 | 972 |
| 1901 | 864 |
| 1911 | 895 |
| 1921 | 890 |
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. Sévère shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 888 total population, 461 males, 427 females, 284 married persons, 161 families, 142 married females, 142 married males, 25 widowed persons, 17 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 579 single persons under 18, 311 single males under 18, 268 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 129 inhabited houses, 129 occupied houses, 16 uninhabited houses, 6 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 39,577 bushels of oats, 12,412 bushels of peas and beans, 5,980 bushels of buckwheat, 3,151 bushels of potatoes, 1,654 tons of hay, 1,406 bushels of spring wheat, 1,196 bushels of other root crops, 981 acres of hay crops, 942 bushels of barley, 252 bushels of corn, 145 bushels of turnips, 140 acres of wheat, 46 acres of potatoes, 45 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 888 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:
QC084003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC093010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3463432
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-S%C3%A9v%C3%A8re,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-S%C3%A9v%C3%A8re
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. Sévère, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-s-v-re-qc084003-1881/.