Doncaster, Quebec (1881 census)
Doncaster was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 876. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.143°N, 74.188°W.
Population
In 1881, Doncaster had a population of 876: 463 male and 413 female residents. Population density was 7.8 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 Ste. Marguerite & Doncaster, 1871 (55.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Doncaster shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 173 |
| Number of families | 173 |
| Number of females | 413 |
| Number of males | 463 |
| Number of married females | 158 |
| Number of married males | 159 |
| Number of married persons | 317 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 20 |
| POP TOT | 876 |
| Total population | 876 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 245 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 294 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 539 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 164 |
| Number of occupied houses | 164 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,195 |
| Acres of potatoes | 61 |
| Acres of wheat | 26 |
| BAR BU | 353 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 353 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 9,777 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,945 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 44 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9,165 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 71 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 250 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,824 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 57 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 274 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 863 |
| BWT BU | 9,777 |
| CRN BU | 44 |
| HAY AC | 1,195 |
| HAY TONS | 557 |
| OAT BU | 9,165 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 250 |
| POT AC | 61 |
| POT BU | 5,824 |
| RYE BU | 57 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 557 |
| WHT AC | 26 |
| WHT SP BU | 274 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 245 |
| C UNMD M | 294 |
| C UNMD TOT | 539 |
| D OCC | 164 |
| FEMALE | 413 |
| GRA BU | 1,945 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 164 |
| H UNINH | 1 |
| MALE | 463 |
| MD F | 158 |
| MD M | 159 |
| MD TOT | 317 |
| NUMBER CD | 94 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 71 |
| TUR BU | 863 |
| WID F | 10 |
| WID M | 10 |
| WID TOT | 20 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC094017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC094017— 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). "Doncaster, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/doncaster-qc094017-1881/.