L'Acadie, Quebec (1881 census)
L'Acadie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,472. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.294°N, 73.348°W.
Population
In 1881, L'Acadie had a population of 1,472: 748 male and 724 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,797 |
| 1881 | 1,472 |
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, L'Acadie shared boundaries with:
- Laprairie
- St. Cyprien
- St. Jacques le Mineur
- St. Jean l'Évangéliste
- St. Luc
- St. Philippe
- St. Valentin
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 | 230 |
| Number of families | 230 |
| Number of females | 724 |
| Number of males | 748 |
| Number of married females | 232 |
| Number of married males | 232 |
| Number of married persons | 464 |
| Number of widowed females | 37 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 56 |
| POP TOT | 1,472 |
| Total population | 1,472 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 455 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 497 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 952 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 225 |
| Number of occupied houses | 225 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 41 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 6,903 |
| Acres of potatoes | 143 |
| Acres of wheat | 408 |
| BAR BU | 6,394 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 6,394 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 8,051 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,194 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,815 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 73,712 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,906 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 45,566 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 20,613 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,590 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 52 |
| BWT BU | 8,051 |
| CRN BU | 3,815 |
| HAY AC | 6,903 |
| HAY TONS | 4,390 |
| OAT BU | 73,712 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 45,566 |
| POT AC | 143 |
| POT BU | 20,613 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 4,390 |
| WHT AC | 408 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,590 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 455 |
| C UNMD M | 497 |
| C UNMD TOT | 952 |
| D OCC | 225 |
| FEMALE | 724 |
| GRA BU | 1,194 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 225 |
| H UNINH | 41 |
| MALE | 748 |
| MD F | 232 |
| MD M | 232 |
| MD TOT | 464 |
| NUMBER CD | 68 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,906 |
| TUR BU | 52 |
| WID F | 37 |
| WID M | 19 |
| WID TOT | 56 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC068003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC068003— 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). "L'Acadie, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/l-acadie-qc068003-1881/.