St. Henri de Mascouche, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Henri de Mascouche was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,177. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912270. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.769°N, 73.627°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Henri de Mascouche had a population of 2,177: 1,051 male and 1,126 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,843 |
| 1871 | 2,435 |
| 1881 | 2,177 |
| 1891 | 2,081 |
| 1901 | 2,027 |
| 1911 | 1,889 |
| 1921 | 1,926 |
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. Henri de Mascouche shared boundaries with:
- Lachenaie
- L’Epiphanie
- St. Lin
- St. Louis de Terrebonne
- St. Paul l'Ermite
- St. Roch
- Ste. Anne des Plaines
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,177 total population, 1,126 females, 1,051 males, 762 married persons, 453 families, 384 married females, 378 married males, 92 widowed persons, 57 widowed females, 35 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,323 single persons under 18, 685 single females under 18, 638 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 416 inhabited houses, 416 occupied houses, 35 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 66,478 bushels of oats, 56,504 bushels of potatoes, 17,823 bushels of peas and beans, 4,686 bushels of buckwheat, 3,980 tons of hay, 2,735 bushels of other root crops, 2,456 acres of hay crops, 2,359 bushels of corn, 2,136 bushels of spring wheat, 1,475 bushels of barley, 640 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 603 bushels of turnips, 390 acres of potatoes, 384 acres of wheat, 314 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,177 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:
QC088002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC065006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912270
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. Henri de Mascouche, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-henri-de-mascouche-qc088002-1881/.