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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q138456226. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 727 |
| 1871 | 875 |
| 1881 | 1,311 |
| 1891 | 2,143 |
| 1901 | 1,437 |
| 1911 | 1,464 |
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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,311 total population, 662 females, 649 males, 483 married persons, 246 families, 243 married females, 240 married males, 33 widowed persons, 19 widowed females, 14 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 795 single persons under 18, 400 single females under 18, 395 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 233 inhabited houses, 233 occupied houses, 20 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 14,757 bushels of oats, 12,322 bushels of potatoes, 5,160 bushels of buckwheat, 3,225 acres of hay crops, 3,160 bushels of turnips, 3,154 tons of hay, 2,309 bushels of spring wheat, 1,689 bushels of barley, 948 bushels of peas and beans, 657 bushels of other root crops, 481 bushels of corn, 214 acres of wheat, 145 acres of potatoes, 134 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 21 bushels of winter wheat, 3 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,311 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:
QC053020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC192005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q138456226
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/.