Etang du Nord, Quebec (1881 census)
Etang du Nord was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,530. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3205440. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.382°N, 61.904°W.
Population
In 1881, Etang du Nord had a population of 1,530: 779 male and 751 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,530 |
| 1891 | 1,952 |
| 1901 | 2,376 |
| 1911 | 2,823 |
| 1921 | 1,357 |
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, Etang du Nord shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 42 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,530 total population, 779 males, 751 females, 486 married persons, 243 married females, 243 married males, 241 families, 46 widowed persons, 33 widowed females, 13 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 998 single persons under 18, 523 single males under 18, 475 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 240 inhabited houses, 240 occupied houses, 8 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 25,471 bushels of potatoes, 11,170 bushels of turnips, 7,762 bushels of oats, 1,575 bushels of barley, 1,145 acres of hay crops, 1,063 tons of hay, 803 bushels of spring wheat, 304 acres of potatoes, 141 bushels of other root crops, 79 bushels of peas and beans, 63 acres of wheat, 1 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 8,516 gallons of fish oil, 5,411 quintals of cod, 4,514 fathoms of fishing nets, 1,485 barrels of herring or alewives, 638 barrels of mackerel, 568 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 289 men on fishing boats, 174 shoremen, 151 fishing boats, 57 men on fishing vessels, 43 barrels of eels, 29 barrels of other fish, 23 barrels of halibut, 4 fishing vessels. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,530 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:
QC039021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC056015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3205440
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27%C3%89tang-du-Nord
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27%C3%89tang-du-Nord
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). "Etang du Nord, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/etang-du-nord-qc039021-1881/.