Bonne Espérance, Quebec (1881 census)
Bonne Espérance was a census subdivision in Chicoutimi & Saguenay County, Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 341. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.428°N, 57.894°W.
Population
In 1881, Bonne Espérance had a population of 341: 182 male and 159 female residents. Population density was 0.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 266 |
| 1881 | 341 |
| 1891 | 351 |
| 1901 | 903 |
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, Bonne Espérance shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 59 |
| Number of families | 59 |
| Number of females | 159 |
| Number of males | 182 |
| Number of married females | 47 |
| Number of married males | 47 |
| Number of married persons | 94 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 16 |
| POP TOT | 341 |
| Total population | 341 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 103 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 128 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 231 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 57 |
| Number of occupied houses | 57 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Fisheries (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 201 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 6,060 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 177 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 7,940 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 11,719 |
| Number of fishing boats | 118 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 201 |
| Number of shoremen | 128 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 12,842 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 201 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 201 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 118 |
| C UNMD F | 103 |
| C UNMD M | 128 |
| C UNMD TOT | 231 |
| CD NAME | Chicoutimi & Saguenay |
| COD DX K | 12,842 |
| D OCC | 57 |
| FEMALE | 159 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 11,719 |
| H INHAB | 57 |
| H UNINH | 1 |
| MALE | 182 |
| MD F | 47 |
| MD M | 47 |
| MD TOT | 94 |
| NET XX F | 7,940 |
| NUMBER CD | 76 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 6,060 |
| SHOREMEN XX Q | 128 |
| SLM XB Q | 177 |
| WID F | 9 |
| WID M | 7 |
| WID TOT | 16 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC076011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC149041— 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). "Bonne Espérance, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/bonne-esp-rance-qc076011-1881/.