Emberton, Quebec (1881 census)
Emberton was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 383. 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 density was 13.0 people per square mile.
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 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 66 |
| Number of families | 66 |
| Number of females | 173 |
| Number of males | 210 |
| Number of married females | 57 |
| Number of married males | 58 |
| Number of married persons | 115 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 10 |
| POP TOT | 383 |
| Total population | 383 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 111 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 147 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 258 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 56 |
| Number of occupied houses | 56 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 298 |
| Acres of potatoes | 50 |
| Acres of wheat | 443 |
| BAR BU | 17 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 17 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,655 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 920 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 214 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,920 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 345 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 374 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 817 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 9 |
| BWT BU | 2,655 |
| CRN BU | 3 |
| HAY AC | 298 |
| HAY TONS | 217 |
| OAT BU | 920 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 40 |
| POT AC | 50 |
| POT BU | 2,920 |
| RYE BU | 345 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 217 |
| WHT AC | 443 |
| WHT SP BU | 374 |
| WHT WTR BU | 9 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 111 |
| C UNMD M | 147 |
| C UNMD TOT | 258 |
| D OCC | 56 |
| FEMALE | 173 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| H INHAB | 56 |
| H UNINH | 19 |
| MALE | 210 |
| MD F | 57 |
| MD M | 58 |
| MD TOT | 115 |
| NUMBER CD | 54 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 214 |
| TUR BU | 817 |
| WID F | 5 |
| WID M | 5 |
| WID TOT | 10 |
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: 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). "Emberton, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/emberton-qc054003-1881/.