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 density was 33.0 people per square mile.
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 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 239 |
| Number of families | 239 |
| Number of females | 655 |
| Number of males | 642 |
| Number of married females | 211 |
| Number of married males | 213 |
| Number of married persons | 424 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 28 |
| POP TOT | 1,297 |
| Total population | 1,297 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 428 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 417 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 845 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 14 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 200 |
| Number of occupied houses | 200 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 29 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 812 |
| Acres of potatoes | 108 |
| Acres of wheat | 161 |
| BAR BU | 564 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 564 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,384 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 51 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 282 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 17,863 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 221 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,934 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,375 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 50 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,079 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 260 |
| BWT BU | 2,384 |
| CRN BU | 282 |
| HAY AC | 812 |
| HAY TONS | 807 |
| OAT BU | 17,863 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,934 |
| POT AC | 108 |
| POT BU | 8,375 |
| RYE BU | 50 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 807 |
| WHT AC | 161 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,079 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 428 |
| C UNMD M | 417 |
| C UNMD TOT | 845 |
| D OCC | 200 |
| FEMALE | 655 |
| GRA BU | 51 |
| H CON | 14 |
| H INHAB | 200 |
| H UNINH | 29 |
| MALE | 642 |
| MD F | 211 |
| MD M | 213 |
| MD TOT | 424 |
| NUMBER CD | 51 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 221 |
| TUR BU | 260 |
| WID F | 16 |
| WID M | 12 |
| WID TOT | 28 |
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/.