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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q6455493. 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:
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 1,472 total population, 748 males, 724 females, 464 married persons, 232 married females, 232 married males, 230 families, 56 widowed persons, 37 widowed females, 19 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 952 single persons under 18, 497 single males under 18, 455 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 225 inhabited houses, 225 occupied houses, 41 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 73,712 bushels of oats, 45,566 bushels of peas and beans, 20,613 bushels of potatoes, 8,051 bushels of buckwheat, 6,903 acres of hay crops, 6,394 bushels of barley, 4,390 tons of hay, 3,815 bushels of corn, 2,590 bushels of spring wheat, 1,906 bushels of other root crops, 1,194 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 408 acres of wheat, 143 acres of potatoes, 52 bushels of turnips. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| François Bourassa | 1813–1898 | born here |
| Napoléon Bourassa | 1827–1916 | born here |
| Louis Molleur | 1828–1904 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,472 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:
QC068003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC068003_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q6455493
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/.