Ascot, Quebec (1881 census)
Ascot was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,970. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63242331. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.370°N, 71.861°W.
Population
In 1881, Ascot had a population of 2,970: 1,562 male and 1,408 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,970 |
| 1891 | 3,934 |
| 1901 | 3,702 |
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, Ascot shared boundaries with:
- Compton
- Eaton
- Hatley
- Lennoxville, Village
- Sherbrooke, Est, Ward—Quartier
- Sherbrooke, Sud, Ward—Quartier
- Stoke
- Waterville, Village
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,970 total population, 1,562 males, 1,408 females, 1,009 married persons, 529 families, 507 married females, 502 married males, 105 widowed persons, 68 widowed females, 37 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,856 single persons under 18, 1,023 single males under 18, 833 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 502 occupied houses, 501 inhabited houses, 43 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 46,672 bushels of oats, 41,034 bushels of turnips, 34,082 bushels of potatoes, 8,745 tons of hay, 6,557 bushels of barley, 6,124 acres of hay crops, 4,602 bushels of spring wheat, 4,522 bushels of buckwheat, 2,254 bushels of other root crops, 2,067 bushels of corn, 1,010 bushels of peas and beans, 340 acres of potatoes, 286 acres of wheat, 111 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 25 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,970 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:
QC055006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC193001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63242331
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). "Ascot, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ascot-qc055006-1881/.