Fraserville, Town—Ville, Quebec (1881 census)
Fraserville, Town—Ville was a town in Temiscouata County, Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,291. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.841°N, 69.542°W.
Population
In 1881, Fraserville, Town—Ville had a population of 2,291: 1,123 male and 1,168 female residents. Population density was 513.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,000 |
| 1861 | 1,210 |
| 1871 | 1,541 |
| 1881 | 2,291 |
| 1891 | 4,175 |
| 1901 | 4,569 |
| 1911 | 6,774 |
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 became part of Fraserville, Town—Ville, 1891 (75.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Fraserville, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 90 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 423 |
| Number of families | 423 |
| Number of females | 1,168 |
| Number of males | 1,123 |
| Number of married females | 348 |
| Number of married males | 347 |
| Number of married persons | 695 |
| Number of widowed females | 50 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 78 |
| POP TOT | 2,291 |
| Total population | 2,291 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 770 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 748 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,518 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 14 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 295 |
| Number of occupied houses | 296 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 237 |
| Acres of potatoes | 82 |
| Acres of wheat | 68 |
| BAR BU | 442 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 442 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 28 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,271 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 742 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 61 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,506 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 702 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 281 |
| BWT BU | 28 |
| HAY AC | 237 |
| HAY TONS | 435 |
| OAT BU | 4,271 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 61 |
| POT AC | 82 |
| POT BU | 11,506 |
| RYE BU | 22 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 435 |
| WHT AC | 68 |
| WHT SP BU | 702 |
Fisheries (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of eels produced in the past year | 1 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 225 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 200 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 2 |
| Barrels of sardines produced in the past year | 12 |
| Barrels of shad produced in the past year | 6 |
| Barrels of whitefish produced in the past year | 58 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 683 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 360 |
| Number of fishing boats | 14 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 14 |
| Number of shoremen | 4 |
| Quintals of fascines fish produced in the past year | 2 |
Other recorded variables (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 225 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 14 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 14 |
| C UNMD F | 770 |
| C UNMD M | 748 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,518 |
| CD NAME | Temiscouata |
| D OCC | 296 |
| EEL XB Q | 1 |
| FASCINE FISH Q | 2 |
| FEMALE | 1,168 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 360 |
| H CON | 14 |
| H INHAB | 295 |
| H UNINH | 23 |
| MALE | 1,123 |
| MD F | 348 |
| MD M | 347 |
| MD TOT | 695 |
| NET XX F | 683 |
| NUMBER CD | 41 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 200 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 742 |
| SAR XB Q | 12 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| SHD XB Q | 6 |
| SHOREMEN XX Q | 4 |
| SLM XB Q | 2 |
| TUR BU | 281 |
| WHTFISH XB Q | 58 |
| WID F | 50 |
| WID M | 28 |
| WID TOT | 78 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC041001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC201023— 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). "Fraserville, Town—Ville, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/fraserville-town-ville-qc041001-1881/.