St. Séverin, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Séverin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 924. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463428. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.330°N, 71.065°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Séverin had a population of 924: 471 male and 453 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 924 |
| 1891 | 790 |
| 1901 | 706 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 631 |
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. Séverin 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 924 total population, 471 males, 453 females, 304 married persons, 173 families, 152 married females, 152 married males, 26 widowed persons, 14 widowed females, 12 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 594 single persons under 18, 307 single males under 18, 287 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 136 inhabited houses, 136 occupied houses, 39 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 12,568 bushels of oats, 6,332 bushels of potatoes, 2,827 bushels of buckwheat, 2,568 bushels of barley, 1,903 acres of hay crops, 1,230 tons of hay, 535 bushels of peas and beans, 300 bushels of turnips, 299 bushels of spring wheat, 265 bushels of other root crops, 74 acres of potatoes, 30 acres of wheat, 29 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 15 bushels of corn, 14 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 924 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:
QC048005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC040018_1881_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3463428
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. Séverin, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-s-verin-qc048005-1881/.