St. Vincent de Paul, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Vincent de Paul was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,492. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912862. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.627°N, 73.665°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Vincent de Paul had a population of 2,492: 1,191 male and 1,301 female residents. Population density was 108.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,385 |
| 1861 | 2,422 |
| 1871 | 2,320 |
| 1881 | 2,492 |
| 1891 | 2,519 |
| 1901 | 1,345 |
| 1911 | 1,422 |
| 1921 | 3,571 |
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. Vincent de Paul 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 | 452 |
| Number of families | 452 |
| Number of females | 1,301 |
| Number of males | 1,191 |
| Number of married females | 384 |
| Number of married males | 387 |
| Number of married persons | 771 |
| Number of widowed females | 62 |
| Number of widowed males | 37 |
| Number of widowed persons | 99 |
| POP TOT | 2,492 |
| Total population | 2,492 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 855 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 767 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,622 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 429 |
| Number of occupied houses | 429 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 44 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,453 |
| Acres of potatoes | 468 |
| Acres of wheat | 449 |
| BAR BU | 1,884 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,884 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,884 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 243 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,630 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 59,615 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 18,582 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 20,742 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 70,446 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 245 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,381 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,480 |
| BWT BU | 4,884 |
| CRN BU | 2,630 |
| HAY AC | 2,453 |
| HAY TONS | 3,493 |
| OAT BU | 59,615 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 20,742 |
| POT AC | 468 |
| POT BU | 70,446 |
| RYE BU | 245 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,493 |
| WHT AC | 449 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,381 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 855 |
| C UNMD M | 767 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,622 |
| D OCC | 429 |
| FEMALE | 1,301 |
| GRA BU | 243 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 429 |
| H UNINH | 44 |
| MALE | 1,191 |
| MD F | 384 |
| MD M | 387 |
| MD TOT | 771 |
| NUMBER CD | 93 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 18,582 |
| TUR BU | 2,480 |
| WID F | 62 |
| WID M | 37 |
| WID TOT | 99 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC093001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC076046— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912862
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. Vincent de Paul, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-vincent-de-paul-qc093001-1881/.