Alleyn & Cawood, Quebec (1881 census)
Alleyn & Cawood was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 330. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.911°N, 76.237°W.
Population
In 1881, Alleyn & Cawood had a population of 330: 184 male and 146 female residents. Population density was 2.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 330 |
| 1891 | 268 |
| 1901 | 328 |
| 1911 | 323 |
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 Pikanock, 1871 (48.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Alleyn & Cawood shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 62 |
| Number of families | 62 |
| Number of females | 146 |
| Number of males | 184 |
| Number of married females | 48 |
| Number of married males | 47 |
| Number of married persons | 95 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 12 |
| POP TOT | 330 |
| Total population | 330 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 93 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 130 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 223 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 61 |
| Number of occupied houses | 61 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (28 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,004 |
| Acres of potatoes | 65 |
| Acres of wheat | 191 |
| BAR BU | 107 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 107 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 740 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 159 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9,229 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,627 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,331 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 362 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,242 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,035 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 209 |
| BWT BU | 740 |
| CRN BU | 159 |
| HAY AC | 1,004 |
| HAY TONS | 727 |
| OAT BU | 9,229 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,627 |
| POT AC | 65 |
| POT BU | 6,331 |
| RYE BU | 362 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 727 |
| WHT AC | 191 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,242 |
| WHT WTR BU | 209 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 93 |
| C UNMD M | 130 |
| C UNMD TOT | 223 |
| D OCC | 61 |
| FEMALE | 146 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 61 |
| H UNINH | 1 |
| MALE | 184 |
| MD F | 48 |
| MD M | 47 |
| MD TOT | 95 |
| NUMBER CD | 98 |
| TUR BU | 2,035 |
| WID F | 5 |
| WID M | 7 |
| WID TOT | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC098008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC185005— 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). "Alleyn & Cawood, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/alleyn-cawood-qc098008-1881/.