Douglas, Quebec (1881 census)
Douglas was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,260. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.744°N, 64.384°W.
Population
In 1881, Douglas had a population of 1,260: 647 male and 613 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 988 |
| 1871 | 1,160 |
| 1881 | 1,260 |
| 1891 | 1,468 |
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, Douglas shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,260 total population, 647 males, 613 females, 370 married persons, 208 families, 186 married females, 184 married males, 40 widowed persons, 22 widowed females, 18 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 850 single persons under 18, 445 single males under 18, 405 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 208 inhabited houses, 208 occupied houses, 18 uninhabited houses, 14 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 23,435 bushels of potatoes, 4,309 bushels of oats, 2,245 bushels of turnips, 2,161 bushels of barley, 1,211 tons of hay, 1,086 acres of hay crops, 487 bushels of spring wheat, 144 acres of potatoes, 111 bushels of other root crops, 29 acres of wheat, 8 bushels of peas and beans. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 11,608 quintals of cod, 4,339 fathoms of fishing nets, 2,628 gallons of fish oil, 1,617 barrels of herring or alewives, 395 barrels of mackerel, 227 men on fishing boats, 156 fishing boats, 21 shoremen, 17 barrels of halibut, 16 barrels of salmon, 7 men on fishing vessels, 1 fishing vessels. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,260 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:
QC039013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC154005— 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). "Douglas, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/douglas-qc039013-1881/.