Bouchette, Quebec (1881 census)
Bouchette was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 902. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.236°N, 76.049°W.
Population
In 1881, Bouchette had a population of 902: 479 male and 423 female residents. Population density was 8.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 400 |
| 1871 | 687 |
| 1881 | 902 |
| 1891 | 990 |
| 1901 | 1,420 |
| 1911 | 1,880 |
| 1921 | 1,798 |
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, Bouchette shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 165 |
| Number of families | 165 |
| Number of females | 423 |
| Number of males | 479 |
| Number of married females | 148 |
| Number of married males | 150 |
| Number of married persons | 298 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 24 |
| POP TOT | 902 |
| Total population | 902 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 263 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 317 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 580 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 165 |
| Number of occupied houses | 165 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,011 |
| Acres of potatoes | 133 |
| Acres of wheat | 314 |
| BAR BU | 507 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 507 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 977 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 263 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 15,986 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 298 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 2,729 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,438 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,059 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,049 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,139 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 156 |
| BWT BU | 977 |
| CRN BU | 263 |
| HAY AC | 1,011 |
| HAY TONS | 726 |
| OAT BU | 15,986 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 2,729 |
| POT AC | 133 |
| POT BU | 9,438 |
| RYE BU | 1,059 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 726 |
| WHT AC | 314 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,049 |
| WHT WTR BU | 156 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 263 |
| C UNMD M | 317 |
| C UNMD TOT | 580 |
| D OCC | 165 |
| FEMALE | 423 |
| GRA BU | 17 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 165 |
| MALE | 479 |
| MD F | 148 |
| MD M | 150 |
| MD TOT | 298 |
| NUMBER CD | 97 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 298 |
| TUR BU | 4,139 |
| WID F | 12 |
| WID M | 12 |
| WID TOT | 24 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC097039— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC057004— 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). "Bouchette, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/bouchette-qc097039-1881/.