Cap Rosier, Quebec (1881 census)
Cap Rosier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 850. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.847°N, 64.256°W.
Population
In 1881, Cap Rosier had a population of 850: 470 male and 380 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 785 |
| 1861 | 1,060 |
| 1871 | 714 |
| 1881 | 850 |
| 1891 | 785 |
| 1901 | 1,350 |
| 1911 | 1,562 |
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, Cap Rosier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 850 total population, 470 males, 380 females, 256 married persons, 153 families, 129 married males, 127 married females, 24 widowed persons, 16 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 570 single persons under 18, 333 single males under 18, 237 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 134 inhabited houses, 134 occupied houses, 10 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 10,537 bushels of potatoes, 2,694 bushels of turnips, 1,668 bushels of oats, 1,343 bushels of barley, 892 bushels of spring wheat, 558 tons of hay, 315 acres of hay crops, 135 bushels of other root crops, 81 acres of potatoes, 38 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 9,873 quintals of cod, 5,947 barrels of herring or alewives, 5,128 gallons of fish oil, 299 men on fishing boats, 292 fishing boats, 74 shoremen, 48 barrels of mackerel, 38 fathoms of fishing nets, 10 barrels of salmon, 3 men on fishing vessels, 1 barrels of trout, 1 fishing vessels. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.) The 1881 enumerator also recorded 3 barrels of sardines — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 850 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:
QC039008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC159002_1911— 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). "Cap Rosier, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/cap-rosier-qc039008-1881/.