Fournier, St. Aubert, Quebec (1881 census)
Fournier, St. Aubert was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,622. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.114°N, 70.134°W.
Population
In 1881, Fournier, St. Aubert had a population of 1,622: 827 male and 795 female residents. Population density was 15.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,325 |
| 1871 | 1,382 |
| 1881 | 1,622 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Aubert, 1891 (89.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Fournier, St. Aubert shared boundaries with:
- St. Cyrille, Lessard, Beaubien, Arago, Leverrier
- St. Eugène
- St. Jean Port Joli
- Ste. Louise, Ashford
- Ste. Perpétue, St. Pamphile, Casgrain, Dionne & c
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 280 |
| Number of families | 280 |
| Number of females | 795 |
| Number of males | 827 |
| Number of married females | 251 |
| Number of married males | 248 |
| Number of married persons | 499 |
| Number of widowed females | 26 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 44 |
| POP TOT | 1,622 |
| Total population | 1,622 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 518 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 561 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,079 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 230 |
| Number of occupied houses | 230 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,507 |
| Acres of potatoes | 276 |
| Acres of wheat | 535 |
| BAR BU | 3,115 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,115 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 684 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 9,574 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 816 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 513 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 18,000 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 804 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,551 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 290 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 1 |
| BWT BU | 684 |
| CRN BU | 16 |
| HAY AC | 1,507 |
| HAY TONS | 1,032 |
| OAT BU | 9,574 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 513 |
| POT AC | 276 |
| POT BU | 18,000 |
| RYE BU | 804 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,032 |
| WHT AC | 535 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,551 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 518 |
| C UNMD M | 561 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,079 |
| D OCC | 230 |
| FEMALE | 795 |
| GRA BU | 7 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 230 |
| H UNINH | 11 |
| MALE | 827 |
| MD F | 251 |
| MD M | 248 |
| MD TOT | 499 |
| NUMBER CD | 43 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 816 |
| TUR BU | 290 |
| WID F | 26 |
| WID M | 18 |
| WID TOT | 44 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC043004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC043004_1861— 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). "Fournier, St. Aubert, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/fournier-st-aubert-qc043004-1881/.