Boucherville, Quebec (1881 census)
Boucherville was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 785. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.592°N, 73.420°W.
Population
In 1881, Boucherville had a population of 785: 398 male and 387 female residents. Population density was 28.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,764 |
| 1861 | 1,813 |
| 1871 | 1,364 |
| 1881 | 785 |
| 1891 | 995 |
| 1901 | 976 |
| 1911 | 969 |
| 1921 | 1,050 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Boucherville, 1871 (94.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Boucherville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 141 |
| Number of families | 141 |
| Number of females | 387 |
| Number of males | 398 |
| Number of married females | 122 |
| Number of married males | 124 |
| Number of married persons | 246 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 20 |
| POP TOT | 785 |
| Total population | 785 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 258 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 261 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 519 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 123 |
| Number of occupied houses | 123 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,557 |
| Acres of potatoes | 57 |
| Acres of wheat | 61 |
| BAR BU | 1,889 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,889 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,278 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 370 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,391 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 53,007 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 7,053 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,935 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 454 |
| BWT BU | 1,278 |
| CRN BU | 1,391 |
| HAY AC | 5,557 |
| HAY TONS | 6,341 |
| OAT BU | 53,007 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 7,053 |
| POT AC | 57 |
| POT BU | 6,935 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,341 |
| WHT AC | 61 |
| WHT SP BU | 454 |
Other recorded variables (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 258 |
| C UNMD M | 261 |
| C UNMD TOT | 519 |
| D OCC | 123 |
| FEMALE | 387 |
| GRA BU | 370 |
| H INHAB | 123 |
| H UNINH | 16 |
| MALE | 398 |
| MD F | 122 |
| MD M | 124 |
| MD TOT | 246 |
| NUMBER CD | 67 |
| WID F | 7 |
| WID M | 13 |
| WID TOT | 20 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC067008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC046001— 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). "Boucherville, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/boucherville-qc067008-1881/.