Chapeau (Village), Allumette Island, Quebec (1881 census)
Chapeau (Village), Allumette Island was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,715. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.869°N, 77.048°W.
Population
In 1881, Chapeau (Village), Allumette Island had a population of 1,715: 860 male and 855 female residents. Population density was 23.1 people per square mile.
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Chapeau, Village, 1891 (3.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 285 |
| Number of families | 285 |
| Number of females | 855 |
| Number of males | 860 |
| Number of married females | 244 |
| Number of married males | 247 |
| Number of married persons | 491 |
| Number of widowed females | 46 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 68 |
| POP TOT | 1,715 |
| Total population | 1,715 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 565 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 591 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,156 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 281 |
| Number of occupied houses | 281 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,750 |
| Acres of potatoes | 342 |
| Acres of wheat | 852 |
| BAR BU | 1,664 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,664 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,811 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,541 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 82,965 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 583 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 12,010 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 37,365 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 10,929 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 6,965 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,646 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 79 |
| BWT BU | 2,811 |
| CRN BU | 1,541 |
| HAY AC | 2,750 |
| HAY TONS | 2,191 |
| OAT BU | 82,965 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 12,010 |
| POT AC | 342 |
| POT BU | 37,365 |
| RYE BU | 10,929 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,191 |
| WHT AC | 852 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,965 |
| WHT WTR BU | 79 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 565 |
| C UNMD M | 591 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,156 |
| D OCC | 281 |
| FEMALE | 855 |
| GRA BU | 11 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 281 |
| H UNINH | 11 |
| MALE | 860 |
| MD F | 244 |
| MD M | 247 |
| MD TOT | 491 |
| NUMBER CD | 98 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 583 |
| TUR BU | 4,646 |
| WID F | 46 |
| WID M | 22 |
| WID TOT | 68 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC098015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC098015— 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). "Chapeau (Village), Allumette Island, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chapeau-village-allumette-island-qc098015-1881/.