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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q1103923. 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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 842 |
| 1871 | 797 |
| 1881 | 771 |
| 1891 | 600 |
| 1901 | 578 |
| 1911 | 519 |
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 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 771 total population, 412 females, 359 males, 218 married persons, 154 families, 109 married females, 109 married males, 36 widowed persons, 25 widowed females, 11 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 517 single persons under 18, 278 single females under 18, 239 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 132 inhabited houses, 132 occupied houses, 7 uninhabited houses, 6 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 5,827 bushels of potatoes, 3,990 bushels of oats, 730 bushels of spring wheat, 631 bushels of turnips, 451 bushels of other root crops, 409 bushels of barley, 351 tons of hay, 315 acres of hay crops, 46 acres of potatoes, 46 acres of wheat, 27 bushels of rye, 9 bushels of peas and beans, 4 bushels of corn, 1 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 4 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Chiniquy | 1809–1899 | born here |
| Nicolas-Tolentin Hébert | 1810–1888 | died here |
| Joseph-Charles Taché | 1820–1894 | born here |
| Henry George Carroll | 1865–1939 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 771 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:
QC042008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC164017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q1103923
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/.