Kamouraska, Village, Quebec (1881 census)
Kamouraska, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 771. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.567°N, 69.865°W.
Population
In 1881, Kamouraska, Village had a population of 771: 359 male and 412 female residents. Population density was 1236.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 842 |
| 1871 | 797 |
| 1881 | 771 |
| 1891 | 600 |
| 1901 | 578 |
| 1911 | 519 |
| 1921 | 506 |
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, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 154 |
| Number of families | 154 |
| Number of females | 412 |
| Number of males | 359 |
| Number of married females | 109 |
| Number of married males | 109 |
| Number of married persons | 218 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 36 |
| POP TOT | 771 |
| Total population | 771 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 278 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 239 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 517 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 132 |
| Number of occupied houses | 132 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 315 |
| Acres of potatoes | 46 |
| Acres of wheat | 46 |
| BAR BU | 409 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 409 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,990 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 451 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 5,827 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 730 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 631 |
| CRN BU | 4 |
| HAY AC | 315 |
| HAY TONS | 351 |
| OAT BU | 3,990 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 9 |
| POT AC | 46 |
| POT BU | 5,827 |
| RYE BU | 27 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 351 |
| WHT AC | 46 |
| WHT SP BU | 730 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 278 |
| C UNMD M | 239 |
| C UNMD TOT | 517 |
| D OCC | 132 |
| FEMALE | 412 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 132 |
| H UNINH | 7 |
| MALE | 359 |
| MD F | 109 |
| MD M | 109 |
| MD TOT | 218 |
| NUMBER CD | 42 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 451 |
| TUR BU | 631 |
| WID F | 25 |
| WID M | 11 |
| WID TOT | 36 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC042008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC061017— 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, Village, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/kamouraska-village-qc042008-1881/.