Franklin, Quebec (1881 census)
Franklin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,221. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.034°N, 73.923°W.
Population
In 1881, Franklin had a population of 1,221: 621 male and 600 female residents. Population density was 40.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,551 |
| 1871 | 1,441 |
| 1881 | 1,221 |
| 1891 | 1,133 |
| 1901 | 1,152 |
| 1911 | 1,009 |
| 1921 | 949 |
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, Franklin shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 230 |
| Number of families | 230 |
| Number of females | 600 |
| Number of males | 621 |
| Number of married females | 201 |
| Number of married males | 200 |
| Number of married persons | 401 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 38 |
| POP TOT | 1,221 |
| Total population | 1,221 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 368 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 414 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 782 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 226 |
| Number of occupied houses | 226 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,277 |
| Acres of potatoes | 179 |
| Acres of wheat | 129 |
| BAR BU | 63 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 63 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,627 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 7,427 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,314 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,412 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 568 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,039 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 280 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 781 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 250 |
| BWT BU | 3,627 |
| CRN BU | 7,427 |
| HAY AC | 3,277 |
| HAY TONS | 2,868 |
| OAT BU | 8,314 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 568 |
| POT AC | 179 |
| POT BU | 12,039 |
| RYE BU | 280 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,868 |
| WHT AC | 129 |
| WHT SP BU | 781 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 368 |
| C UNMD M | 414 |
| C UNMD TOT | 782 |
| D OCC | 226 |
| FEMALE | 600 |
| H INHAB | 226 |
| H UNINH | 3 |
| MALE | 621 |
| MD F | 201 |
| MD M | 200 |
| MD TOT | 401 |
| NUMBER CD | 72 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,412 |
| TUR BU | 250 |
| WID F | 31 |
| WID M | 7 |
| WID TOT | 38 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC072003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC058003— 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). "Franklin, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/franklin-qc072003-1881/.