Dudswell, Quebec (1881 census)
Dudswell was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,311. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.610°N, 71.598°W.
Population
In 1881, Dudswell had a population of 1,311: 649 male and 662 female residents. Population density was 14.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 500 |
| 1861 | 727 |
| 1871 | 875 |
| 1881 | 1,311 |
| 1891 | 2,143 |
| 1901 | 1,437 |
| 1911 | 1,464 |
| 1921 | 1,245 |
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, Dudswell shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 246 |
| Number of families | 246 |
| Number of females | 662 |
| Number of males | 649 |
| Number of married females | 243 |
| Number of married males | 240 |
| Number of married persons | 483 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 33 |
| POP TOT | 1,311 |
| Total population | 1,311 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 400 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 395 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 795 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 233 |
| Number of occupied houses | 233 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,225 |
| Acres of potatoes | 145 |
| Acres of wheat | 214 |
| BAR BU | 1,689 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,689 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,160 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 134 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 481 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 14,757 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 657 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 948 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,322 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,309 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,160 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 21 |
| BWT BU | 5,160 |
| CRN BU | 481 |
| HAY AC | 3,225 |
| HAY TONS | 3,154 |
| OAT BU | 14,757 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 948 |
| POT AC | 145 |
| POT BU | 12,322 |
| RYE BU | 3 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,154 |
| WHT AC | 214 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,309 |
| WHT WTR BU | 21 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 400 |
| C UNMD M | 395 |
| C UNMD TOT | 795 |
| D OCC | 233 |
| FEMALE | 662 |
| GRA BU | 134 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 233 |
| H UNINH | 20 |
| MALE | 649 |
| MD F | 243 |
| MD M | 240 |
| MD TOT | 483 |
| NUMBER CD | 53 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 657 |
| TUR BU | 3,160 |
| WID F | 19 |
| WID M | 14 |
| WID TOT | 33 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC053020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC099002— 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). "Dudswell, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/dudswell-qc053020-1881/.