Coaticook, Town—Ville, Quebec (1881 census)
Coaticook, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,682. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.136°N, 71.810°W.
Population
In 1881, Coaticook, Town—Ville had a population of 2,682: 1,325 male and 1,357 female residents. Population density was 597.9 people per square mile.
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, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 518 |
| Number of families | 518 |
| Number of females | 1,357 |
| Number of males | 1,325 |
| Number of married females | 476 |
| Number of married males | 477 |
| Number of married persons | 953 |
| Number of widowed females | 71 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| Number of widowed persons | 103 |
| POP TOT | 2,682 |
| Total population | 2,682 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 810 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 816 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,626 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 427 |
| Number of occupied houses | 427 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,062 |
| Acres of potatoes | 175 |
| Acres of wheat | 42 |
| BAR BU | 414 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 414 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,810 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 289 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,707 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 4,925 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 233 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,013 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 475 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,716 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 17 |
| BWT BU | 1,810 |
| CRN BU | 289 |
| HAY AC | 1,062 |
| HAY TONS | 1,289 |
| OAT BU | 6,707 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 233 |
| POT AC | 175 |
| POT BU | 17,013 |
| RYE BU | 2 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,289 |
| WHT AC | 42 |
| WHT SP BU | 475 |
| WHT WTR BU | 17 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 810 |
| C UNMD M | 816 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,626 |
| D OCC | 427 |
| FEMALE | 1,357 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| H CON | 7 |
| H INHAB | 427 |
| H UNINH | 10 |
| MALE | 1,325 |
| MD F | 476 |
| MD M | 477 |
| MD TOT | 953 |
| NUMBER CD | 56 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 4,925 |
| TUR BU | 2,716 |
| WID F | 71 |
| WID M | 32 |
| WID TOT | 103 |
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: 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). "Coaticook, Town—Ville, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/coaticook-town-ville-qc056007-1881/.