St. Samuel, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Samuel was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 263. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.057°N, 72.209°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Samuel had a population of 263: 132 male and 131 female residents. Population density was 16.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 263 |
| 1891 | 200 |
| 1901 | 119 |
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. Samuel 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 | 48 |
| Number of families | 48 |
| Number of females | 131 |
| Number of males | 132 |
| Number of married females | 42 |
| Number of married males | 46 |
| Number of married persons | 88 |
| Number of widowed females | 4 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 8 |
| POP TOT | 263 |
| Total population | 263 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 85 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 82 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 167 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 41 |
| Number of occupied houses | 41 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 24 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 203 |
| Acres of potatoes | 24 |
| Acres of wheat | 46 |
| BAR BU | 48 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 48 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 645 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 14 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 73 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,286 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 60 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 103 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,276 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 334 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 35 |
| BWT BU | 645 |
| CRN BU | 73 |
| HAY AC | 203 |
| HAY TONS | 286 |
| OAT BU | 6,286 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 103 |
| POT AC | 24 |
| POT BU | 1,276 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 286 |
| WHT AC | 46 |
| WHT SP BU | 334 |
| WHT WTR BU | 35 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 85 |
| C UNMD M | 82 |
| C UNMD TOT | 167 |
| D OCC | 41 |
| FEMALE | 131 |
| GRA BU | 14 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 41 |
| H UNINH | 24 |
| MALE | 132 |
| MD F | 42 |
| MD M | 46 |
| MD TOT | 88 |
| NUMBER CD | 52 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 60 |
| TUR BU | 9 |
| WID F | 4 |
| WID M | 4 |
| WID TOT | 8 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC052031— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC179018— 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. Samuel, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-samuel-qc052031-1881/.