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 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 density was 30.3 people per square mile.
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 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 283 |
| Number of families | 283 |
| Number of females | 827 |
| Number of males | 888 |
| Number of married females | 256 |
| Number of married males | 258 |
| Number of married persons | 514 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 27 |
| Number of widowed persons | 61 |
| POP TOT | 1,715 |
| Total population | 1,715 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 537 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 603 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,140 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 281 |
| Number of occupied houses | 281 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,913 |
| Acres of potatoes | 294 |
| Acres of wheat | 320 |
| BAR BU | 1,699 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,699 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,266 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 76 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 869 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 27,397 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,146 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 770 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 22,148 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,216 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 12,439 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 15 |
| BWT BU | 2,266 |
| CRN BU | 869 |
| HAY AC | 4,913 |
| HAY TONS | 5,312 |
| OAT BU | 27,397 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 770 |
| POT AC | 294 |
| POT BU | 22,148 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,312 |
| WHT AC | 320 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,216 |
| WHT WTR BU | 15 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 537 |
| C UNMD M | 603 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,140 |
| D OCC | 281 |
| FEMALE | 827 |
| GRA BU | 76 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 281 |
| H UNINH | 17 |
| MALE | 888 |
| MD F | 256 |
| MD M | 258 |
| MD TOT | 514 |
| NUMBER CD | 53 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,146 |
| TUR BU | 12,439 |
| WID F | 34 |
| WID M | 27 |
| WID TOT | 61 |
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: 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). "Cleveland, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/cleveland-qc053004-1881/.