Détour du Lac, Quebec (1881 census)
Détour du Lac was a census subdivision in Temiscouata County, Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,276. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.577°N, 68.861°W.
Population
In 1881, Détour du Lac had a population of 1,276: 687 male and 589 female residents. Population density was 11.9 people per square mile.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Lac Témiscouata, 1871 (48.7% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Notre-Dame du Lac, 1891 (68.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Détour du Lac shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 78 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 208 |
| Number of families | 208 |
| Number of females | 589 |
| Number of males | 687 |
| Number of married females | 189 |
| Number of married males | 189 |
| Number of married persons | 378 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 38 |
| POP TOT | 1,276 |
| Total population | 1,276 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 381 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 479 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 860 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 17 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 192 |
| Number of occupied houses | 192 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 38 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,724 |
| Acres of potatoes | 185 |
| Acres of wheat | 275 |
| BAR BU | 3,582 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,582 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 9,076 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 123 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 6,697 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 3,229 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,107 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,768 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,633 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,826 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 491 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 50 |
| BWT BU | 9,076 |
| CRN BU | 7 |
| HAY AC | 1,724 |
| HAY TONS | 953 |
| OAT BU | 6,697 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,107 |
| POT AC | 185 |
| POT BU | 18,768 |
| RYE BU | 1,633 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 953 |
| WHT AC | 275 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,826 |
| WHT WTR BU | 50 |
Fisheries (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 1 |
| Barrels of trout produced in the past year | 47 |
| Barrels of whitefish produced in the past year | 77 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 153 |
| Quintals of fascines fish produced in the past year | 3 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 381 |
| C UNMD M | 479 |
| C UNMD TOT | 860 |
| CD NAME | Temiscouata |
| D OCC | 192 |
| FASCINE FISH Q | 3 |
| FEMALE | 589 |
| GRA BU | 123 |
| H CON | 17 |
| H INHAB | 192 |
| H UNINH | 38 |
| MALE | 687 |
| MD F | 189 |
| MD M | 189 |
| MD TOT | 378 |
| NET XX F | 153 |
| NUMBER CD | 41 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 1 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 3,229 |
| TRT XB Q | 47 |
| TUR BU | 491 |
| WHTFISH XB Q | 77 |
| WID F | 19 |
| WID M | 19 |
| WID TOT | 38 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC041017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC041017— 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). "Détour du Lac, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/d-tour-du-lac-qc041017-1881/.