Godmanchester, Quebec (1881 census)
Godmanchester was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,893. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.080°N, 74.237°W.
Population
In 1881, Godmanchester had a population of 1,893: 969 male and 924 female residents. Population density was 34.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,055 |
| 1881 | 1,893 |
| 1891 | 1,673 |
| 1901 | 1,735 |
| 1911 | 1,623 |
| 1921 | 1,603 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Godmanchester shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 350 |
| Number of families | 350 |
| Number of females | 924 |
| Number of males | 969 |
| Number of married females | 266 |
| Number of married males | 265 |
| Number of married persons | 531 |
| Number of widowed females | 51 |
| Number of widowed males | 34 |
| Number of widowed persons | 85 |
| POP TOT | 1,893 |
| Total population | 1,893 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 607 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 670 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,277 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 336 |
| Number of occupied houses | 336 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 41 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 5,284 |
| Acres of potatoes | 298 |
| Acres of wheat | 704 |
| BAR BU | 9,019 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 9,019 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 421 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 110 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 5,805 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 58,177 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 6,763 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 18,110 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 31,787 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 307 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,485 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,679 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 38 |
| BWT BU | 421 |
| CRN BU | 5,805 |
| HAY AC | 5,284 |
| HAY TONS | 5,039 |
| OAT BU | 58,177 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 18,110 |
| POT AC | 298 |
| POT BU | 31,787 |
| RYE BU | 307 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 5,039 |
| WHT AC | 704 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,485 |
| WHT WTR BU | 38 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 607 |
| C UNMD M | 670 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,277 |
| D OCC | 336 |
| FEMALE | 924 |
| GRA BU | 110 |
| H CON | 3 |
| H INHAB | 336 |
| H UNINH | 41 |
| MALE | 969 |
| MD F | 266 |
| MD M | 265 |
| MD TOT | 531 |
| NUMBER CD | 72 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 6,763 |
| TUR BU | 1,679 |
| WID F | 51 |
| WID M | 34 |
| WID TOT | 85 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC072006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC058004— 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). "Godmanchester, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/godmanchester-qc072006-1881/.