Emberton, Quebec (1881 census)
Emberton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 383. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63243125. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.282°N, 71.204°W.
Population
In 1881, Emberton had a population of 383: 210 male and 173 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 383 |
| 1891 | 422 |
| 1901 | 799 |
| 1911 | 868 |
| 1921 | 829 |
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 Newport, Ditton, Chesham, Clinton, Emberton, 1871 (8.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Emberton 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 383 total population, 210 males, 173 females, 115 married persons, 66 families, 58 married males, 57 married females, 10 widowed persons, 5 widowed females, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 258 single persons under 18, 147 single males under 18, 111 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 56 inhabited houses, 56 occupied houses, 19 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 2,920 bushels of potatoes, 2,655 bushels of buckwheat, 920 bushels of oats, 817 bushels of turnips, 443 acres of wheat, 374 bushels of spring wheat, 345 bushels of rye, 298 acres of hay crops, 217 tons of hay, 214 bushels of other root crops, 50 acres of potatoes, 40 bushels of peas and beans, 17 bushels of barley, 9 bushels of winter wheat, 3 bushels of corn, 2 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 383 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:
QC054003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC051008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63243125
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). "Emberton, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/emberton-qc054003-1881/.