Aldfield, Quebec (1881 census)
Aldfield was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 682. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.738°N, 76.238°W.
Population
In 1881, Aldfield had a population of 682: 370 male and 312 female residents. Population density was 8.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 682 |
| 1891 | 666 |
| 1901 | 817 |
| 1911 | 765 |
| 1921 | 703 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Onslow, Aldfield, 1871 (41.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Aldfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 105 |
| Number of families | 105 |
| Number of females | 312 |
| Number of males | 370 |
| Number of married females | 99 |
| Number of married males | 102 |
| Number of married persons | 201 |
| Number of widowed females | 8 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 15 |
| POP TOT | 682 |
| Total population | 682 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 205 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 261 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 466 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 102 |
| Number of occupied houses | 102 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 346 |
| Acres of potatoes | 113 |
| Acres of wheat | 220 |
| BAR BU | 516 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 516 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 552 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 234 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 7,710 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,048 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,286 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 567 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 784 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,114 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 342 |
| BWT BU | 552 |
| CRN BU | 234 |
| HAY AC | 346 |
| HAY TONS | 227 |
| OAT BU | 7,710 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,048 |
| POT AC | 113 |
| POT BU | 9,286 |
| RYE BU | 567 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 227 |
| WHT AC | 220 |
| WHT SP BU | 784 |
| WHT WTR BU | 342 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 205 |
| C UNMD M | 261 |
| C UNMD TOT | 466 |
| D OCC | 102 |
| FEMALE | 312 |
| GRA BU | 7 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 102 |
| H UNINH | 1 |
| MALE | 370 |
| MD F | 99 |
| MD M | 102 |
| MD TOT | 201 |
| NUMBER CD | 98 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 100 |
| TUR BU | 4,114 |
| WID F | 8 |
| WID M | 7 |
| WID TOT | 15 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC098003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC079002— 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). "Aldfield, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/aldfield-qc098003-1881/.