Preston & Addington, Quebec (1881 census)
Preston & Addington was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 72. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.039°N, 75.034°W.
Population
In 1881, Preston & Addington had a population of 72: 46 male and 26 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 57 |
| 1881 | 72 |
| 1891 | 249 |
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, Preston & Addington shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 72 total population, 46 males, 26 females, 26 married persons, 18 families, 13 married females, 13 married males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 46 single persons under 18, 33 single males under 18, 13 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 17 inhabited houses, 17 occupied houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 1,625 bushels of turnips, 1,470 bushels of potatoes, 1,170 bushels of oats, 178 bushels of buckwheat, 46 bushels of corn, 46 bushels of rye, 34 bushels of peas and beans, 22 bushels of barley, 12 acres of potatoes, 10 acres of hay crops, 10 bushels of spring wheat, 7 tons of hay, 3 bushels of other root crops, 1 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 72 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:
QC097021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC176037— 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). "Preston & Addington, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/preston-addington-qc097021-1881/.