St. Zotique, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Zotique was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,580. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912879. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.239°N, 74.300°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Zotique had a population of 1,580: 809 male and 771 female residents. Population density was 87.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,633 |
| 1861 | 1,611 |
| 1871 | 1,600 |
| 1881 | 1,580 |
| 1891 | 1,062 |
| 1901 | 950 |
| 1911 | 732 |
| 1921 | 471 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Rivière Beaudette, VL, 1891 (0.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, St. Zotique shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 317 |
| Number of families | 317 |
| Number of females | 771 |
| Number of males | 809 |
| Number of married females | 263 |
| Number of married males | 265 |
| Number of married persons | 528 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 47 |
| POP TOT | 1,580 |
| Total population | 1,580 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 477 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 528 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,005 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 277 |
| Number of occupied houses | 277 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,020 |
| Acres of potatoes | 187 |
| Acres of wheat | 217 |
| BAR BU | 9,071 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 9,071 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,611 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 258 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,758 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 33,871 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,584 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 8,537 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 19,780 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,125 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,234 |
| BWT BU | 1,611 |
| CRN BU | 2,758 |
| HAY AC | 1,020 |
| HAY TONS | 1,037 |
| OAT BU | 33,871 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 8,537 |
| POT AC | 187 |
| POT BU | 19,780 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,037 |
| WHT AC | 217 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,125 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 477 |
| C UNMD M | 528 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,005 |
| D OCC | 277 |
| FEMALE | 771 |
| GRA BU | 258 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 277 |
| H UNINH | 22 |
| MALE | 809 |
| MD F | 263 |
| MD M | 265 |
| MD TOT | 528 |
| NUMBER CD | 74 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,584 |
| TUR BU | 1,234 |
| WID F | 31 |
| WID M | 16 |
| WID TOT | 47 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC074003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC089006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912879
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. Zotique, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-zotique-qc074003-1881/.