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 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 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,386 total population, 694 females, 692 males, 406 married persons, 243 families, 203 married females, 203 married males, 40 widowed persons, 23 widowed females, 17 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 940 single persons under 18, 472 single males under 18, 468 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 176 inhabited houses, 176 occupied houses, 12 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 41,049 bushels of oats, 35,229 bushels of potatoes, 10,495 bushels of spring wheat, 4,693 bushels of barley, 3,160 bushels of other root crops, 2,589 tons of hay, 2,090 acres of hay crops, 1,655 bushels of rye, 1,271 bushels of turnips, 808 bushels of peas and beans, 684 acres of wheat, 230 acres of potatoes, 82 bushels of winter wheat, 63 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 53 bushels of buckwheat, 22 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,388 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:
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/.