Gaspé Bay N & Sydenham S, Quebec (1881 census)
Gaspé Bay N & Sydenham S was a census subdivision in Gaspé County, Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 609. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.925°N, 64.527°W.
Population
In 1881, Gaspé Bay N & Sydenham S had a population of 609: 335 male and 274 female residents. Population density was 6.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 521 |
| 1881 | 609 |
| 1891 | 1,153 |
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 Gaspé Bay N & Sydenham S, 1891 (66.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Gaspé Bay N & Sydenham S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 105 |
| Number of families | 105 |
| Number of females | 274 |
| Number of males | 335 |
| Number of married females | 97 |
| Number of married males | 100 |
| Number of married persons | 197 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| POP TOT | 609 |
| Total population | 609 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 165 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 218 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 383 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 101 |
| Number of occupied houses | 101 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 386 |
| Acres of potatoes | 64 |
| Acres of wheat | 53 |
| BAR BU | 667 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 667 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,086 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 120 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 20 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,868 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 763 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,065 |
| BWT BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 386 |
| HAY TONS | 471 |
| OAT BU | 1,086 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 20 |
| POT AC | 64 |
| POT BU | 8,868 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 471 |
| WHT AC | 53 |
| WHT SP BU | 763 |
Fisheries (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 153 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 318 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 12 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 50 |
| Barrels of trout produced in the past year | 1 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 2,775 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 282 |
| Number of fishing boats | 52 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 85 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 2,382 |
Other recorded variables (30 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 153 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 85 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 52 |
| C UNMD F | 165 |
| C UNMD M | 218 |
| C UNMD TOT | 383 |
| CD NAME | Gaspé |
| COD DX K | 2,382 |
| D OCC | 101 |
| FEMALE | 274 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 282 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| H CON | 10 |
| H INHAB | 101 |
| H UNINH | 13 |
| MALE | 335 |
| MCK XB Q | 318 |
| MD F | 97 |
| MD M | 100 |
| MD TOT | 197 |
| NET XX F | 2,775 |
| NUMBER CD | 39 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 12 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 120 |
| SLM XB Q | 50 |
| TRT XB Q | 1 |
| TUR BU | 1,065 |
| WID F | 12 |
| WID M | 17 |
| WID TOT | 29 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC039009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC154008— 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). "Gaspé Bay N & Sydenham S, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/gasp-bay-n-sydenham-s-qc039009-1881/.