Hâvre Amherst, Quebec (1881 census)
Hâvre Amherst was a census subdivision in Gaspé County, Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,410. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.253°N, 61.928°W.
Population
In 1881, Hâvre Amherst had a population of 1,410: 705 male and 705 female residents. Population density was 41.9 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Basin, 1891 (79.3% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Havre Aubert, 1891 (20.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Hâvre Amherst shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 92 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 245 |
| Number of families | 245 |
| Number of females | 705 |
| Number of males | 705 |
| Number of married females | 257 |
| Number of married males | 257 |
| Number of married persons | 514 |
| Number of widowed females | 34 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 49 |
| POP TOT | 1,410 |
| Total population | 1,410 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 414 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 433 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 847 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 15 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 237 |
| Number of occupied houses | 237 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 21 |
Agriculture (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,899 |
| Acres of potatoes | 325 |
| Acres of wheat | 27 |
| BAR BU | 1,239 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,239 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 54 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,567 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 38 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 102 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 24,763 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 140 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 10,166 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 60 |
| BWT BU | 9 |
| CRN BU | 54 |
| HAY AC | 1,899 |
| HAY TONS | 1,664 |
| OAT BU | 4,567 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 102 |
| POT AC | 325 |
| POT BU | 24,763 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,664 |
| WHT AC | 27 |
| WHT SP BU | 140 |
| WHT WTR BU | 60 |
Fisheries (14 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of eels produced in the past year | 45 |
| Barrels of halibut produced in the past year | 142 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 9,741 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 2,439 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 42 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 19,789 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 3,862 |
| Number of fishing boats | 147 |
| Number of fishing vessels | 2 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 323 |
| Number of men on fishing vessels | 18 |
| Number of shoremen | 35 |
| Pounds of lobster canned in the past year | 70,000 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 11,275 |
Other recorded variables (33 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 9,741 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 323 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 147 |
| C UNMD F | 414 |
| C UNMD M | 433 |
| C UNMD TOT | 847 |
| CD NAME | Gaspé |
| COD DX K | 11,275 |
| D OCC | 237 |
| EEL XB Q | 45 |
| FEMALE | 705 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 3,862 |
| H CON | 15 |
| H INHAB | 237 |
| H UNINH | 21 |
| HAL XB Q | 142 |
| LOB XC P | 70,000 |
| MALE | 705 |
| MCK XB Q | 2,439 |
| MD F | 257 |
| MD M | 257 |
| MD TOT | 514 |
| NET XX F | 19,789 |
| NUMBER CD | 39 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 42 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 38 |
| SHOREMEN XX Q | 35 |
| TUR BU | 10,166 |
| VESSEL MEN Q | 18 |
| VESSEL XX Q | 2 |
| WID F | 34 |
| WID M | 15 |
| WID TOT | 49 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC039020— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC039020— 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). "Hâvre Amherst, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/h-vre-amherst-qc039020-1881/.