Dixville, Village, Quebec (1881 census)
Dixville, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 380. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138427279. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.061°N, 71.773°W.
Population
In 1881, Dixville, Village had a population of 380: 207 male and 173 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 380 |
| 1891 | 514 |
| 1901 | 430 |
| 1911 | 404 |
| 1921 | 425 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 Barford, 1871 (12.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Dixville, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 380 total population, 207 males, 179 married persons, 173 females, 91 families, 91 married females, 88 married males, 15 widowed persons, 9 widowed females, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 186 single persons under 18, 113 single males under 18, 73 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 89 inhabited houses, 89 occupied houses, 4 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 11,493 bushels of potatoes, 6,092 bushels of oats, 2,997 bushels of turnips, 2,280 bushels of buckwheat, 2,151 bushels of other root crops, 1,147 tons of hay, 1,116 bushels of spring wheat, 1,075 bushels of barley, 958 acres of hay crops, 215 bushels of peas and beans, 88 bushels of corn, 63 acres of potatoes, 57 acres of wheat, 29 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 380 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:
QC056008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC090013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q138427279
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). "Dixville, Village, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/dixville-village-qc056008-1881/.