Cherbourg, Quebec (1881 census)
Cherbourg was a census subdivision in Rimouski County, 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 density was 2.2 people per square mile.
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 98 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 122 |
| Number of families | 122 |
| Number of females | 321 |
| Number of males | 369 |
| Number of married females | 109 |
| Number of married males | 109 |
| Number of married persons | 218 |
| Number of widowed females | 6 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 10 |
| POP TOT | 690 |
| Total population | 690 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 206 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 256 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 462 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 101 |
| Number of occupied houses | 101 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 473 |
| Acres of potatoes | 95 |
| Acres of wheat | 256 |
| BAR BU | 2,598 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,598 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 255 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,353 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 62 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,079 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,431 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,558 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,170 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 275 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 152 |
| BWT BU | 255 |
| HAY AC | 473 |
| HAY TONS | 224 |
| OAT BU | 1,353 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,079 |
| POT AC | 95 |
| POT BU | 11,431 |
| RYE BU | 1,558 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 224 |
| WHT AC | 256 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,170 |
| WHT WTR BU | 152 |
Fisheries (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of halibut produced in the past year | 6 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 108 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 114 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 51 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 20 |
| Barrels of sardines produced in the past year | 21 |
| Barrels of shad produced in the past year | 1 |
| Barrels of trout produced in the past year | 2 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 412 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 631 |
| Number of fishing boats | 52 |
| Number of fishing vessels | 2 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 102 |
| Number of men on fishing vessels | 4 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 2,938 |
| Quintals of fascines fish produced in the past year | 4 |
Other recorded variables (36 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 108 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 102 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 52 |
| C UNMD F | 206 |
| C UNMD M | 256 |
| C UNMD TOT | 462 |
| CD NAME | Rimouski |
| COD DX K | 2,938 |
| D OCC | 101 |
| FASCINE FISH Q | 4 |
| FEMALE | 321 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 631 |
| GRA BU | 8 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 101 |
| H UNINH | 15 |
| HAL XB Q | 6 |
| MALE | 369 |
| MCK XB Q | 114 |
| MD F | 109 |
| MD M | 109 |
| MD TOT | 218 |
| NET XX F | 412 |
| NUMBER CD | 40 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 51 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 62 |
| SAR XB Q | 21 |
| SHD XB Q | 1 |
| SLM XB Q | 20 |
| TRT XB Q | 2 |
| TUR BU | 275 |
| VESSEL MEN Q | 4 |
| VESSEL XX Q | 2 |
| WID F | 6 |
| WID M | 4 |
| WID TOT | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC040026— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC188001_1871— 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/.