Cleveland, Quebec (1881 census)
Cleveland was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,715. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28469407. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.686°N, 72.096°W.
Population
In 1881, Cleveland had a population of 1,715: 888 male and 827 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,916 |
| 1871 | 1,398 |
| 1881 | 1,715 |
| 1891 | 1,249 |
| 1901 | 1,216 |
| 1911 | 1,130 |
| 1921 | 977 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Cleveland shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,715 total population, 888 males, 827 females, 514 married persons, 283 families, 258 married males, 256 married females, 61 widowed persons, 34 widowed females, 27 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,140 single persons under 18, 603 single males under 18, 537 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 281 inhabited houses, 281 occupied houses, 17 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 27,397 bushels of oats, 22,148 bushels of potatoes, 12,439 bushels of turnips, 5,312 tons of hay, 4,913 acres of hay crops, 4,216 bushels of spring wheat, 2,266 bushels of buckwheat, 2,146 bushels of other root crops, 1,699 bushels of barley, 869 bushels of corn, 770 bushels of peas and beans, 320 acres of wheat, 294 acres of potatoes, 76 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 15 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,716 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:
QC053004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC083002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q28469407
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). "Cleveland, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/cleveland-qc053004-1881/.