St. Zéphirin, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Zéphirin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,771. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.042°N, 72.595°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Zéphirin had a population of 1,771: 893 male and 878 female residents. Population density was 36.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,313 |
| 1861 | 1,641 |
| 1871 | 1,550 |
| 1881 | 1,771 |
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. Zéphirin shared boundaries with:
- La Baie du Febvre
- St. Thomas de Pierreville
- Ste. Brigitte des Saults
- Ste. Monique
- Wendover & Simpson
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 | 287 |
| Number of families | 287 |
| Number of females | 878 |
| Number of males | 893 |
| Number of married females | 271 |
| Number of married males | 271 |
| Number of married persons | 542 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 47 |
| POP TOT | 1,771 |
| Total population | 1,771 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 575 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 607 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,182 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 273 |
| Number of occupied houses | 273 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,698 |
| Acres of potatoes | 110 |
| Acres of wheat | 675 |
| BAR BU | 49 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 49 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,768 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 203 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 860 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 40,898 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 733 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 23,502 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 10,433 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,447 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 374 |
| BWT BU | 3,768 |
| CRN BU | 860 |
| HAY AC | 1,698 |
| HAY TONS | 2,009 |
| OAT BU | 40,898 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 23,502 |
| POT AC | 110 |
| POT BU | 10,433 |
| RYE BU | 22 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,009 |
| WHT AC | 675 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,447 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 575 |
| C UNMD M | 607 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,182 |
| D OCC | 273 |
| FEMALE | 878 |
| GRA BU | 203 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 273 |
| H UNINH | 5 |
| MALE | 893 |
| MD F | 271 |
| MD M | 271 |
| MD TOT | 542 |
| NUMBER CD | 57 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 733 |
| TUR BU | 374 |
| WID F | 32 |
| WID M | 15 |
| WID TOT | 47 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC057007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC057007_1851— 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. Zéphirin, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-z-phirin-qc057007-1881/.