Bonne Espérance, Quebec (1881 census)
Bonne Espérance was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 341. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2910208. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 266 |
| 1881 | 341 |
| 1891 | 351 |
| 1901 | 903 |
| 1921 | 41 |
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 25 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 341 total population, 182 males, 159 females, 94 married persons, 59 families, 47 married females, 47 married males, 16 widowed persons, 9 widowed females, 7 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 231 single persons under 18, 128 single males under 18, 103 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 57 inhabited houses, 57 occupied houses, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 12,842 quintals of cod, 11,719 gallons of fish oil, 7,940 fathoms of fishing nets, 6,060 barrels of other fish, 201 barrels of herring or alewives, 201 men on fishing boats, 177 barrels of salmon, 128 shoremen, 118 fishing boats. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 341 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:
QC076011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC086025— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2910208
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonne-Esp%C3%A9rance,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonne-Esp%C3%A9rance_(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). "Bonne Espérance, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/bonne-esp-rance-qc076011-1881/.