Chicoutimi, Quebec (1881 census)
Chicoutimi was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,687. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63242812. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.396°N, 71.057°W.
Population
In 1881, Chicoutimi had a population of 2,687: 1,408 male and 1,279 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,687 |
| 1891 | 2,071 |
| 1901 | 1,970 |
| 1911 | 2,321 |
| 1921 | 1,922 |
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, Chicoutimi shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,687 total population, 1,408 males, 1,279 females, 777 married persons, 390 married males, 387 married females, 355 families, 62 widowed persons, 37 widowed females, 25 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,848 single persons under 18, 993 single males under 18, 855 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 313 inhabited houses, 313 occupied houses, 53 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 49,477 bushels of oats, 33,529 bushels of potatoes, 18,330 bushels of spring wheat, 6,994 bushels of peas and beans, 4,308 bushels of barley, 2,630 tons of hay, 2,070 acres of wheat, 2,013 acres of hay crops, 1,599 bushels of turnips, 1,190 bushels of buckwheat, 536 bushels of other root crops, 264 acres of potatoes, 44 bushels of rye, 22 bushels of corn, 18 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 36 barrels of other fish. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,687 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:
QC076017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC050003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63242812
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). "Chicoutimi, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chicoutimi-qc076017-1881/.