Garthby, Quebec (1881 census)
Garthby was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 792. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63243199. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.874°N, 71.416°W.
Population
In 1881, Garthby had a population of 792: 417 male and 375 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 275 |
| 1881 | 792 |
| 1901 | 527 |
| 1911 | 474 |
| 1921 | 509 |
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 Garthby, Stratford, 1871 (48.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Garthby & d’Israëli, 1891 (85.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Garthby shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 792 total population, 417 males, 375 females, 248 married persons, 136 families, 124 married females, 124 married males, 17 widowed persons, 9 widowed males, 8 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 527 single persons under 18, 284 single males under 18, 243 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 113 inhabited houses, 113 occupied houses, 15 houses under construction, 4 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 1,851 bushels of oats, 1,399 bushels of potatoes, 1,301 bushels of buckwheat, 457 acres of hay crops, 396 tons of hay, 264 bushels of turnips, 150 bushels of other root crops, 140 bushels of barley, 76 bushels of spring wheat, 72 bushels of peas and beans, 44 bushels of winter wheat, 27 acres of potatoes, 21 bushels of rye, 12 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 7 acres of wheat, 5 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 792 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:
QC053018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC099003_1901— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63243199
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). "Garthby, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/garthby-qc053018-1881/.