St. Wenseslas, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Wenseslas was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,297. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.167°N, 72.311°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Wenseslas had a population of 1,297: 642 male and 655 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 729 |
| 1881 | 1,297 |
| 1891 | 1,909 |
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. Wenseslas 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 1,297 total population, 655 females, 642 males, 424 married persons, 239 families, 213 married males, 211 married females, 28 widowed persons, 16 widowed females, 12 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 845 single persons under 18, 428 single females under 18, 417 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 200 inhabited houses, 200 occupied houses, 29 uninhabited houses, 14 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 17,863 bushels of oats, 8,375 bushels of potatoes, 2,384 bushels of buckwheat, 1,934 bushels of peas and beans, 1,079 bushels of spring wheat, 812 acres of hay crops, 807 tons of hay, 564 bushels of barley, 282 bushels of corn, 260 bushels of turnips, 221 bushels of other root crops, 161 acres of wheat, 108 acres of potatoes, 51 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 50 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,297 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:
QC051011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC175020— 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. Wenseslas, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-wenseslas-qc051011-1881/.