Ile aux Grues, Quebec (1881 census)
Ile aux Grues was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 630. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.102°N, 70.519°W.
Population
In 1881, Ile aux Grues had a population of 630: 312 male and 318 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 639 |
| 1881 | 630 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 630 total population, 318 females, 312 males, 164 married persons, 110 families, 82 married females, 82 married males, 41 widowed persons, 28 widowed males, 13 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 425 single persons under 18, 223 single females under 18, 202 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 94 inhabited houses, 94 occupied houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 11,473 bushels of potatoes, 6,362 bushels of oats, 2,519 tons of hay, 1,631 acres of hay crops, 1,449 bushels of spring wheat, 819 bushels of rye, 158 bushels of peas and beans, 142 bushels of barley, 133 acres of potatoes, 125 acres of wheat, 38 bushels of buckwheat, 33 bushels of turnips, 17 bushels of other root crops, 7 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 630 individuals enumerated here, with name, age, sex, religion, ethnic origin, birthplace, and occupation. Source: TCP/Dillon 1881 Canadian Census deposit at Borealis.
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC044006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC044006— 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). "Ile aux Grues, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ile-aux-grues-qc044006-1881/.