Coaticook, T-V, Quebec (1881 census)
Coaticook, T-V was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,682. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142053. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.136°N, 71.810°W.
Population
In 1881, Coaticook, T-V had a population of 2,682: 1,325 male and 1,357 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,160 |
| 1881 | 2,682 |
| 1891 | 3,086 |
| 1901 | 2,880 |
| 1911 | 3,165 |
| 1921 | 3,554 |
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, Coaticook, T-V shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,682 total population, 1,357 females, 1,325 males, 953 married persons, 518 families, 477 married males, 476 married females, 103 widowed persons, 71 widowed females, 32 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,626 single persons under 18, 816 single males under 18, 810 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 427 inhabited houses, 427 occupied houses, 10 uninhabited houses, 7 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 17,013 bushels of potatoes, 6,707 bushels of oats, 4,925 bushels of other root crops, 2,716 bushels of turnips, 1,810 bushels of buckwheat, 1,289 tons of hay, 1,062 acres of hay crops, 475 bushels of spring wheat, 414 bushels of barley, 289 bushels of corn, 233 bushels of peas and beans, 175 acres of potatoes, 42 acres of wheat, 17 bushels of winter wheat, 2 bushels of rye, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Eleazar David David | 1811–1887 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,682 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:
QC056007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC090009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142053
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coaticook
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coaticook_(ville)
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). "Coaticook, T-V, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/coaticook-t-v-qc056007-1881/.