Arthabaskaville, Village, Quebec (1881 census)
Arthabaskaville, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 992. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141731. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.037°N, 71.929°W.
Population
In 1881, Arthabaskaville, Village had a population of 992: 494 male and 498 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 608 |
| 1871 | 730 |
| 1881 | 992 |
| 1891 | 1,034 |
| 1901 | 995 |
| 1911 | 1,458 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Arthabaskaville, Village, 1891 (45.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Arthabaskaville, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 992 total population, 498 females, 494 males, 296 married persons, 193 families, 148 married females, 148 married males, 39 widowed persons, 26 widowed females, 13 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 657 single persons under 18, 333 single males under 18, 324 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 165 inhabited houses, 165 occupied houses, 19 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 8,243 bushels of potatoes, 5,388 bushels of oats, 954 bushels of buckwheat, 948 bushels of spring wheat, 770 acres of hay crops, 684 tons of hay, 611 bushels of turnips, 377 bushels of barley, 368 bushels of peas and beans, 258 bushels of other root crops, 238 bushels of corn, 124 acres of potatoes, 81 acres of wheat, 51 bushels of rye, 10 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 992 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:
QC052026— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC158036— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141731
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoriaville
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoriaville
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). "Arthabaskaville, Village, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/arthabaskaville-village-qc052026-1881/.