Clapham, Quebec (1881 census)
Clapham was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 192. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.960°N, 76.475°W.
Population
In 1881, Clapham had a population of 192: 95 male and 97 female residents. Population density was 1.4 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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Pikanock, 1871 (51.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Leslie, Clapham & Huddersfield, 1891 (68.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Clapham shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 34 |
| Number of families | 34 |
| Number of females | 97 |
| Number of males | 95 |
| Number of married females | 33 |
| Number of married males | 33 |
| Number of married persons | 66 |
| Number of widowed females | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 3 |
| POP TOT | 192 |
| Total population | 192 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 61 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 62 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 123 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 34 |
| Number of occupied houses | 34 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 333 |
| Acres of potatoes | 23 |
| Acres of wheat | 68 |
| BAR BU | 127 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 127 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 18 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,330 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 336 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,200 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 154 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 358 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,981 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 24 |
| BWT BU | 18 |
| CRN BU | 36 |
| HAY AC | 333 |
| HAY TONS | 270 |
| OAT BU | 2,330 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 336 |
| POT AC | 23 |
| POT BU | 2,200 |
| RYE BU | 154 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 270 |
| WHT AC | 68 |
| WHT SP BU | 358 |
| WHT WTR BU | 24 |
Other recorded variables (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 61 |
| C UNMD M | 62 |
| C UNMD TOT | 123 |
| D OCC | 34 |
| FEMALE | 97 |
| GRA BU | 8 |
| H INHAB | 34 |
| MALE | 95 |
| MD F | 33 |
| MD M | 33 |
| MD TOT | 66 |
| NUMBER CD | 98 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 16 |
| TUR BU | 1,981 |
| WID F | 3 |
| WID TOT | 3 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC098018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC098018— 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). "Clapham, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/clapham-qc098018-1881/.