St. Urbain Premier, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Urbain Premier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,317. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3463460. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.210°N, 73.734°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Urbain Premier had a population of 1,317: 664 male and 653 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,081 |
| 1871 | 1,666 |
| 1881 | 1,317 |
| 1891 | 1,318 |
| 1901 | 1,222 |
| 1911 | 1,021 |
| 1921 | 1,014 |
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. Urbain Premier 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 1,317 total population, 664 males, 653 females, 440 married persons, 245 families, 220 married females, 220 married males, 41 widowed persons, 25 widowed females, 16 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 836 single persons under 18, 428 single males under 18, 408 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 231 inhabited houses, 231 occupied houses, 10 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 46,814 bushels of oats, 35,393 bushels of peas and beans, 17,805 bushels of potatoes, 7,227 bushels of barley, 3,248 bushels of spring wheat, 2,321 bushels of corn, 2,073 acres of hay crops, 1,927 bushels of buckwheat, 1,909 tons of hay, 968 bushels of other root crops, 518 acres of wheat, 342 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 130 acres of potatoes, 38 bushels of turnips. (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph-Pierre Gadbois | 1868–1930 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,317 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:
QC071005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC049008_1861— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3463460
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Urbain-Premier
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Urbain-Premier
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. Urbain Premier, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-urbain-premier-qc071005-1881/.