St. Timothée, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Timothée was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,360. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q7400832. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.271°N, 74.027°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Timothée had a population of 2,360: 1,183 male and 1,177 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,959 |
| 1871 | 2,479 |
| 1881 | 2,360 |
| 1891 | 2,104 |
| 1901 | 1,794 |
| 1911 | — |
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. Timothée 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 2,360 total population, 1,183 males, 1,177 females, 761 married persons, 464 families, 381 married males, 380 married females, 76 widowed persons, 41 widowed females, 35 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,523 single persons under 18, 767 single males under 18, 756 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 435 inhabited houses, 435 occupied houses, 27 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 68,579 bushels of oats, 65,711 bushels of potatoes, 51,009 bushels of peas and beans, 11,640 bushels of barley, 7,926 bushels of spring wheat, 2,579 bushels of buckwheat, 2,363 bushels of corn, 1,931 acres of hay crops, 1,484 tons of hay, 965 bushels of other root crops, 783 acres of wheat, 567 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 560 acres of potatoes, 83 bushels of turnips, 33 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Désiré Girouard | 1836–1911 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,360 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:
QC073002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC145006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q7400832
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. Timothée, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-timoth-e-qc073002-1881/.