Cranbourne, Quebec (1881 census)
Cranbourne was a township in Quebec (Canada West / Ontario), 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 139 |
| Number of families | 139 |
| Number of females | 408 |
| Number of males | 451 |
| Number of married females | 117 |
| Number of married males | 118 |
| Number of married persons | 235 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 21 |
| POP TOT | 859 |
| Total population | 859 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 279 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 324 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 603 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 135 |
| Number of occupied houses | 135 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,171 |
| Acres of potatoes | 85 |
| Acres of wheat | 23 |
| BAR BU | 2,490 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 2,490 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,361 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 46 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9,118 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 72 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 243 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 7,200 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 89 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 273 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 585 |
| BWT BU | 1,361 |
| HAY AC | 1,171 |
| HAY TONS | 836 |
| OAT BU | 9,118 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 243 |
| POT AC | 85 |
| POT BU | 7,200 |
| RYE BU | 89 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 836 |
| WHT AC | 23 |
| WHT SP BU | 273 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 279 |
| C UNMD M | 324 |
| C UNMD TOT | 603 |
| D OCC | 135 |
| FEMALE | 408 |
| GRA BU | 46 |
| H CON | 7 |
| H INHAB | 135 |
| H UNINH | 6 |
| MALE | 451 |
| MD F | 117 |
| MD M | 118 |
| MD TOT | 235 |
| NUMBER CD | 47 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 72 |
| TUR BU | 585 |
| WID F | 12 |
| WID M | 9 |
| WID TOT | 21 |
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/.