St. Urbain, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Urbain was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,057. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912843. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.601°N, 70.579°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Urbain had a population of 1,057: 522 male and 535 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 761 |
| 1871 | 855 |
| 1881 | 1,057 |
| 1891 | 1,141 |
| 1901 | 1,221 |
| 1911 | 1,228 |
| 1921 | 1,062 |
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 shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,057 total population, 535 females, 522 males, 330 married persons, 192 families, 166 married females, 164 married males, 35 widowed persons, 23 widowed females, 12 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 692 single persons under 18, 346 single females under 18, 346 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 155 inhabited houses, 155 occupied houses, 40 uninhabited houses, 12 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 8,511 bushels of potatoes, 7,900 bushels of oats, 7,422 bushels of rye, 4,605 bushels of buckwheat, 2,158 bushels of barley, 1,868 bushels of spring wheat, 1,308 bushels of peas and beans, 940 tons of hay, 555 bushels of other root crops, 553 acres of hay crops, 317 bushels of turnips, 182 acres of wheat, 66 acres of potatoes, 14 bushels of corn, 13 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 45 barrels of trout. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Norbert Thibault | 1840–1881 | died here |
| Onésime Readman | 1877–1920 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,057 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:
QC077005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC048011_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912843
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, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-urbain-qc077005-1881/.