Charlesbourg, Quebec (1881 census)
Charlesbourg was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,333. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.899°N, 71.306°W.
Population
In 1881, Charlesbourg had a population of 2,333: 1,137 male and 1,196 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,063 |
| 1861 | 2,447 |
| 1871 | 2,403 |
| 1881 | 2,333 |
| 1891 | 2,328 |
| 1901 | 2,512 |
| 1911 | 2,127 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Charlesbourg, 1891 (85.5% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Charlesbourg shared boundaries with:
- Beauport
- Québec, St. Roch N
- Québec, St. Roch S
- St. Ambroise
- St. Dunstan, Lac Beauport
- St. Edmond de Stoneham
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 | 417 |
| Number of families | 417 |
| Number of females | 1,196 |
| Number of males | 1,137 |
| Number of married females | 365 |
| Number of married males | 366 |
| Number of married persons | 731 |
| Number of widowed females | 65 |
| Number of widowed males | 44 |
| Number of widowed persons | 109 |
| POP TOT | 2,333 |
| Total population | 2,333 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 766 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 727 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,493 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 381 |
| Number of occupied houses | 381 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,726 |
| Acres of potatoes | 385 |
| Acres of wheat | 165 |
| BAR BU | 1,663 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,663 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,095 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 728 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 46,027 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 18,520 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,770 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 77,098 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 95 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,680 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 10,486 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 22 |
| BWT BU | 1,095 |
| CRN BU | 728 |
| HAY AC | 3,726 |
| HAY TONS | 6,318 |
| OAT BU | 46,027 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,770 |
| POT AC | 385 |
| POT BU | 77,098 |
| RYE BU | 95 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 6,318 |
| WHT AC | 165 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,680 |
| WHT WTR BU | 22 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 766 |
| C UNMD M | 727 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,493 |
| D OCC | 381 |
| FEMALE | 1,196 |
| GRA BU | 30 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 381 |
| H UNINH | 12 |
| MALE | 1,137 |
| MD F | 365 |
| MD M | 366 |
| MD TOT | 731 |
| NUMBER CD | 80 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 18,520 |
| TUR BU | 10,486 |
| WID F | 65 |
| WID M | 44 |
| WID TOT | 109 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC080002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC190003— 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). "Charlesbourg, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/charlesbourg-qc080002-1881/.