Cap de la Magdeleine, Quebec (1881 census)
Cap de la Magdeleine was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,437. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.401°N, 72.503°W.
Population
In 1881, Cap de la Magdeleine had a population of 1,437: 744 male and 693 female residents. Population density was 62.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,027 |
| 1871 | 1,226 |
| 1881 | 1,437 |
| 1891 | 1,289 |
| 1901 | 1,464 |
| 1911 | 2,101 |
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 Cap de la Magdeleine, 1871 (43.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Cap de la Magdeleine 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 | 286 |
| Number of families | 286 |
| Number of females | 693 |
| Number of males | 744 |
| Number of married females | 229 |
| Number of married males | 230 |
| Number of married persons | 459 |
| Number of widowed females | 32 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 47 |
| POP TOT | 1,437 |
| Total population | 1,437 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 432 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 499 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 931 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 232 |
| Number of occupied houses | 232 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 426 |
| Acres of potatoes | 139 |
| Acres of wheat | 115 |
| BAR BU | 620 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 620 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,444 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 443 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 48,475 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 51 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,364 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,933 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 135 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,503 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 652 |
| BWT BU | 4,444 |
| CRN BU | 443 |
| HAY AC | 426 |
| HAY TONS | 816 |
| OAT BU | 48,475 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,364 |
| POT AC | 139 |
| POT BU | 20,933 |
| RYE BU | 135 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 816 |
| WHT AC | 115 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,503 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 432 |
| C UNMD M | 499 |
| C UNMD TOT | 931 |
| D OCC | 232 |
| FEMALE | 693 |
| GRA BU | 16 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 232 |
| H UNINH | 18 |
| MALE | 744 |
| MD F | 229 |
| MD M | 230 |
| MD TOT | 459 |
| NUMBER CD | 82 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 51 |
| TUR BU | 652 |
| WID F | 32 |
| WID M | 15 |
| WID TOT | 47 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC082001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC151001— 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). "Cap de la Magdeleine, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/cap-de-la-magdeleine-qc082001-1881/.