St. Simon, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Simon was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,912. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.718°N, 72.846°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Simon had a population of 1,912: 950 male and 962 female residents. Population density was 68.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,784 |
| 1861 | 2,062 |
| 1871 | 1,909 |
| 1881 | 1,912 |
| 1891 | 1,782 |
| 1901 | 1,385 |
| 1911 | 1,362 |
| 1921 | 1,249 |
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. Simon 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 | 415 |
| Number of families | 415 |
| Number of females | 962 |
| Number of males | 950 |
| Number of married females | 328 |
| Number of married males | 327 |
| Number of married persons | 655 |
| Number of widowed females | 43 |
| Number of widowed males | 23 |
| Number of widowed persons | 66 |
| POP TOT | 1,912 |
| Total population | 1,912 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 591 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 600 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,191 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 317 |
| Number of occupied houses | 317 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,956 |
| Acres of potatoes | 87 |
| Acres of wheat | 624 |
| BAR BU | 1,386 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,386 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 189 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 468 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 706 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 45,894 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 599 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 10,990 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,222 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 39 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,889 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 508 |
| BWT BU | 189 |
| CRN BU | 706 |
| HAY AC | 2,956 |
| HAY TONS | 4,264 |
| OAT BU | 45,894 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 10,990 |
| POT AC | 87 |
| POT BU | 5,222 |
| RYE BU | 39 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,264 |
| WHT AC | 624 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,889 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 591 |
| C UNMD M | 600 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,191 |
| D OCC | 317 |
| FEMALE | 962 |
| GRA BU | 468 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 317 |
| H UNINH | 22 |
| MALE | 950 |
| MD F | 328 |
| MD M | 327 |
| MD TOT | 655 |
| NUMBER CD | 58 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 599 |
| TUR BU | 508 |
| WID F | 43 |
| WID M | 23 |
| WID TOT | 66 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC058004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC039011— 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. Simon, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-simon-qc058004-1881/.