Eardley, Quebec (1881 census)
Eardley was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,475. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63243118. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.544°N, 75.998°W.
Population
In 1881, Eardley had a population of 1,475: 783 male and 692 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 688 |
| 1861 | 1,005 |
| 1871 | 1,120 |
| 1881 | 1,475 |
| 1891 | 1,530 |
| 1901 | 1,477 |
| 1911 | 1,197 |
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, Eardley 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 1,475 total population, 783 males, 692 females, 410 married persons, 222 families, 205 married females, 205 married males, 25 widowed persons, 19 widowed females, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,040 single persons under 18, 572 single males under 18, 468 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 222 inhabited houses, 222 occupied houses, 22 uninhabited houses, 6 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 32,470 bushels of oats, 23,764 bushels of potatoes, 14,188 bushels of peas and beans, 11,034 bushels of spring wheat, 8,374 bushels of other root crops, 4,998 bushels of corn, 3,355 bushels of turnips, 1,514 bushels of buckwheat, 1,482 bushels of rye, 1,419 acres of hay crops, 1,336 tons of hay, 964 acres of wheat, 202 acres of potatoes, 148 bushels of barley, 79 bushels of winter wheat, 24 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,475 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:
QC097027— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC205007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63243118
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). "Eardley, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/eardley-qc097027-1881/.