Cherbourg, Quebec (1881 census)
Cherbourg was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 690. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.937°N, 66.890°W.
Population
In 1881, Cherbourg had a population of 690: 369 male and 321 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 551 |
| 1881 | 690 |
| 1891 | 739 |
| 1901 | 453 |
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 Cherbourg, 1871 (94.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Cherbourg, 1891 (29.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Dalibaire, 1891 (37.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Romieux, 1891 (33.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Cherbourg shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 48 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 690 total population, 369 males, 321 females, 218 married persons, 122 families, 109 married females, 109 married males, 10 widowed persons, 6 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 462 single persons under 18, 256 single males under 18, 206 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 101 inhabited houses, 101 occupied houses, 15 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 11,431 bushels of potatoes, 2,598 bushels of barley, 2,170 bushels of spring wheat, 1,558 bushels of rye, 1,353 bushels of oats, 1,079 bushels of peas and beans, 473 acres of hay crops, 275 bushels of turnips, 256 acres of wheat, 255 bushels of buckwheat, 224 tons of hay, 152 bushels of winter wheat, 95 acres of potatoes, 62 bushels of other root crops, 8 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 2,938 quintals of cod, 631 gallons of fish oil, 412 fathoms of fishing nets, 114 barrels of mackerel, 108 barrels of herring or alewives, 102 men on fishing boats, 52 fishing boats, 51 barrels of other fish, 20 barrels of salmon, 6 barrels of halibut, 4 men on fishing vessels, 4 quintals of fascines fish, 2 barrels of trout, 2 fishing vessels. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.) The 1881 enumerator also recorded 21 barrels of sardines, 1 barrels of shad — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 690 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:
QC040026— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC188001_1891— 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). "Cherbourg, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/cherbourg-qc040026-1881/.