Bryson (Village) & Upper Litchfield, Quebec (1881 census)
Bryson (Village) & Upper Litchfield was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,603. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.798°N, 76.592°W.
Population
In 1881, Bryson (Village) & Upper Litchfield had a population of 1,603: 853 male and 750 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,603 |
| 1891 | 1,944 |
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, Bryson (Village) & Upper Litchfield shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,603 total population, 853 males, 750 females, 422 married persons, 244 families, 212 married females, 210 married males, 38 widowed persons, 26 widowed females, 12 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,143 single persons under 18, 631 single males under 18, 512 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 242 inhabited houses, 242 occupied houses, 26 uninhabited houses, 8 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 41,050 bushels of oats, 18,873 bushels of potatoes, 11,920 bushels of peas and beans, 6,222 bushels of spring wheat, 3,705 bushels of rye, 1,998 acres of hay crops, 1,574 bushels of turnips, 1,565 tons of hay, 1,557 bushels of corn, 1,280 bushels of other root crops, 1,190 bushels of buckwheat, 795 acres of wheat, 593 bushels of barley, 202 acres of potatoes, 52 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 30 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,603 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:
QC098011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC177006— 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). "Bryson (Village) & Upper Litchfield, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/bryson-village-upper-litchfield-qc098011-1881/.