Beaumont, Quebec (1881 census)
Beaumont was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 922. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2893240. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.818°N, 70.986°W.
Population
In 1881, Beaumont had a population of 922: 466 male and 456 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,153 |
| 1861 | 1,229 |
| 1871 | 1,142 |
| 1881 | 922 |
| 1891 | 811 |
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, Beaumont shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 922 total population, 466 males, 456 females, 271 married persons, 169 families, 136 married males, 135 married females, 44 widowed persons, 24 widowed females, 20 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 607 single persons under 18, 310 single males under 18, 297 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 147 inhabited houses, 147 occupied houses, 23 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 32,235 bushels of potatoes, 20,626 bushels of oats, 1,744 bushels of turnips, 1,731 acres of hay crops, 1,440 tons of hay, 1,169 bushels of rye, 1,091 bushels of buckwheat, 730 bushels of spring wheat, 387 bushels of peas and beans, 376 bushels of other root crops, 361 acres of potatoes, 187 bushels of barley, 83 acres of wheat, 45 bushels of corn, 9 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Adélard Turgeon | 1863–1930 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 922 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:
QC045001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC141002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2893240
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaumont,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaumont_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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). "Beaumont, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/beaumont-qc045001-1881/.