Kamouraska, Quebec (1881 census)
Kamouraska was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,386. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.556°N, 69.834°W.
Population
In 1881, Kamouraska had a population of 1,386: 692 male and 694 female residents. Population density was 62.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,484 |
| 1881 | 1,386 |
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, Kamouraska shared boundaries with:
- Kamouraska, Village
- St. André
- St. Denis
- St. Paschal, Woodbridge & Painchaud
- St. Philippe de Néri
- Ste. Hélène, Bungay, Chabot
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 | 243 |
| Number of families | 243 |
| Number of females | 694 |
| Number of males | 692 |
| Number of married females | 203 |
| Number of married males | 203 |
| Number of married persons | 406 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 40 |
| POP TOT | 1,386 |
| Total population | 1,386 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 468 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 472 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 940 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 176 |
| Number of occupied houses | 176 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,090 |
| Acres of potatoes | 230 |
| Acres of wheat | 684 |
| BAR BU | 4,693 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 4,693 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 53 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 63 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 22 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 41,049 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 3,160 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 808 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 35,229 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,655 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 10,495 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,271 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 82 |
| BWT BU | 53 |
| CRN BU | 22 |
| HAY AC | 2,090 |
| HAY TONS | 2,589 |
| OAT BU | 41,049 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 808 |
| POT AC | 230 |
| POT BU | 35,229 |
| RYE BU | 1,655 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,589 |
| WHT AC | 684 |
| WHT SP BU | 10,495 |
| WHT WTR BU | 82 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 468 |
| C UNMD M | 472 |
| C UNMD TOT | 940 |
| D OCC | 176 |
| FEMALE | 694 |
| GRA BU | 63 |
| H INHAB | 176 |
| H UNINH | 12 |
| MALE | 692 |
| MD F | 203 |
| MD M | 203 |
| MD TOT | 406 |
| NUMBER CD | 42 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 3,160 |
| TUR BU | 1,271 |
| WID F | 23 |
| WID M | 17 |
| WID TOT | 40 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC042009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC042009— 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). "Kamouraska, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/kamouraska-qc042009-1881/.