Cranbourne, Quebec (1881 census)
Cranbourne was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 859. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.335°N, 70.641°W.
Population
In 1881, Cranbourne had a population of 859: 451 male and 408 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 284 |
| 1861 | 416 |
| 1871 | 598 |
| 1881 | 859 |
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, Cranbourne shared boundaries with:
- St. Edouard
- St. François
- St. Joseph
- St. Léon de Standon
- Ste. Germaine, lac Etchemin
- Watford, Metgermette
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 859 total population, 451 males, 408 females, 235 married persons, 139 families, 118 married males, 117 married females, 21 widowed persons, 12 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 603 single persons under 18, 324 single males under 18, 279 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 135 inhabited houses, 135 occupied houses, 7 houses under construction, 6 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 9,118 bushels of oats, 7,200 bushels of potatoes, 2,490 bushels of barley, 1,361 bushels of buckwheat, 1,171 acres of hay crops, 836 tons of hay, 585 bushels of turnips, 273 bushels of spring wheat, 243 bushels of peas and beans, 89 bushels of rye, 85 acres of potatoes, 72 bushels of other root crops, 46 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 23 acres of wheat. (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Prosper-Edmond Lessard | 1873–1931 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 859 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:
QC047005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC047005_1871— 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). "Cranbourne, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/cranbourne-qc047005-1881/.