Gentilly, Ste. Marie de Blandford, Quebec (1881 census)
Gentilly, Ste. Marie de Blandford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,711. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.351°N, 72.205°W.
Population
In 1881, Gentilly, Ste. Marie de Blandford had a population of 2,711: 1,364 male and 1,347 female residents. Population density was 32.8 people per square mile.
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 contained Gentilly, Blandford, 1871 (86.7% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ste. Marie de Blandford, 1891 (41.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Gentilly, 1891 (58.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Gentilly, Ste. Marie de Blandford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 496 |
| Number of families | 496 |
| Number of females | 1,347 |
| Number of males | 1,364 |
| Number of married females | 445 |
| Number of married males | 450 |
| Number of married persons | 895 |
| Number of widowed females | 57 |
| Number of widowed males | 33 |
| Number of widowed persons | 90 |
| POP TOT | 2,711 |
| Total population | 2,711 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 845 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 881 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,726 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 421 |
| Number of occupied houses | 421 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 81 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,758 |
| Acres of potatoes | 177 |
| Acres of wheat | 721 |
| BAR BU | 578 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 578 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,343 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 173 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 461 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 47,976 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 543 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 4,851 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 12,396 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 413 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,802 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 481 |
| BWT BU | 5,343 |
| CRN BU | 461 |
| HAY AC | 3,758 |
| HAY TONS | 5,658 |
| OAT BU | 47,976 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 4,851 |
| POT AC | 177 |
| POT BU | 12,396 |
| RYE BU | 413 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,658 |
| WHT AC | 721 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,802 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 845 |
| C UNMD M | 881 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,726 |
| D OCC | 421 |
| FEMALE | 1,347 |
| GRA BU | 173 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 421 |
| H UNINH | 81 |
| MALE | 1,364 |
| MD F | 445 |
| MD M | 450 |
| MD TOT | 895 |
| NUMBER CD | 51 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 543 |
| TUR BU | 481 |
| WID F | 57 |
| WID M | 33 |
| WID TOT | 90 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC051015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC051015— 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). "Gentilly, Ste. Marie de Blandford, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/gentilly-ste-marie-de-blandford-qc051015-1881/.