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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 34 |
| 1881 | 876 |
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 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 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 876 total population, 463 males, 413 females, 317 married persons, 173 families, 159 married males, 158 married females, 20 widowed persons, 10 widowed females, 10 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 539 single persons under 18, 294 single males under 18, 245 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 164 inhabited houses, 164 occupied houses, 1 houses under construction, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 9,777 bushels of buckwheat, 9,165 bushels of oats, 5,824 bushels of potatoes, 1,945 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1,195 acres of hay crops, 863 bushels of turnips, 557 tons of hay, 353 bushels of barley, 274 bushels of spring wheat, 250 bushels of peas and beans, 71 bushels of other root crops, 61 acres of potatoes, 57 bushels of rye, 44 bushels of corn, 26 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 876 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:
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/.