Gaspé, Village, Quebec (1881 census)
Gaspé, Village was a village in Gaspé County, Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 174. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141903. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.833°N, 64.493°W.
Population
In 1881, Gaspé, Village had a population of 174: 92 male and 82 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 174 |
| 1891 | 307 |
| 1901 | 454 |
| 1911 | 606 |
| 1921 | 764 |
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 Gaspé, S, 1871 (3.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Gaspé, Village, 1891 (39.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Gaspé, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 76 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 34 |
| Number of families | 34 |
| Number of females | 82 |
| Number of males | 92 |
| Number of married females | 28 |
| Number of married males | 28 |
| Number of married persons | 56 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 7 |
| POP TOT | 174 |
| Total population | 174 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 47 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 64 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 111 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 33 |
| Number of occupied houses | 33 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 65 |
| Acres of potatoes | 16 |
| Acres of wheat | 1 |
| BAR BU | 145 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 145 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 394 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 253 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,105 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 402 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 10 |
| CRN BU | 4 |
| HAY AC | 65 |
| HAY TONS | 97 |
| OAT BU | 394 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 25 |
| POT AC | 16 |
| POT BU | 1,105 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 97 |
| WHT AC | 1 |
| WHT WTR BU | 10 |
Fisheries (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 1 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 8 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 7 |
| Barrels of trout produced in the past year | 4 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 590 |
| Number of fishing boats | 3 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 3 |
| Number of shoremen | 15 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 30 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 1 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 3 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 3 |
| C UNMD F | 47 |
| C UNMD M | 64 |
| C UNMD TOT | 111 |
| CD NAME | Gaspé |
| COD DX K | 30 |
| D OCC | 33 |
| FEMALE | 82 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 33 |
| H UNINH | 4 |
| MALE | 92 |
| MCK XB Q | 8 |
| MD F | 28 |
| MD M | 28 |
| MD TOT | 56 |
| NET XX F | 590 |
| NUMBER CD | 39 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 253 |
| SHOREMEN XX Q | 15 |
| SLM XB Q | 7 |
| TRT XB Q | 4 |
| TUR BU | 402 |
| WID F | 7 |
| WID TOT | 7 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC039011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC056031— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141903
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, Village, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/gasp-village-qc039011-1881/.