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 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 density was 130.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 608 |
| 1871 | 730 |
| 1881 | 992 |
| 1891 | 1,034 |
| 1901 | 995 |
| 1911 | 1,458 |
| 1921 | 1,234 |
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 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 193 |
| Number of families | 193 |
| Number of females | 498 |
| Number of males | 494 |
| Number of married females | 148 |
| Number of married males | 148 |
| Number of married persons | 296 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 39 |
| POP TOT | 992 |
| Total population | 992 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 324 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 333 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 657 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 165 |
| Number of occupied houses | 165 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 770 |
| Acres of potatoes | 124 |
| Acres of wheat | 81 |
| BAR BU | 377 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 377 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 954 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 238 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,388 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 258 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 368 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,243 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 51 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 948 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 611 |
| BWT BU | 954 |
| CRN BU | 238 |
| HAY AC | 770 |
| HAY TONS | 684 |
| OAT BU | 5,388 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 368 |
| POT AC | 124 |
| POT BU | 8,243 |
| RYE BU | 51 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 684 |
| WHT AC | 81 |
| WHT SP BU | 948 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 324 |
| C UNMD M | 333 |
| C UNMD TOT | 657 |
| D OCC | 165 |
| FEMALE | 498 |
| GRA BU | 10 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 165 |
| H UNINH | 19 |
| MALE | 494 |
| MD F | 148 |
| MD M | 148 |
| MD TOT | 296 |
| NUMBER CD | 52 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 258 |
| TUR BU | 611 |
| WID F | 26 |
| WID M | 13 |
| WID TOT | 39 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC052026— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC038020— 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). "Arthabaskaville, Village, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/arthabaskaville-village-qc052026-1881/.