L’Ange Gardien, Quebec (1881 census)
L’Ange Gardien was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,285. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2849264. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.341°N, 72.907°W.
Population
In 1881, L’Ange Gardien had a population of 2,285: 1,175 male and 1,110 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,194 |
| 1881 | 2,285 |
| 1891 | 1,874 |
| 1901 | 1,433 |
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’Ange Gardien shared boundaries with:
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 2,285 total population, 1,175 males, 1,110 females, 751 married persons, 408 families, 376 married males, 375 married females, 58 widowed persons, 36 widowed females, 22 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,476 single persons under 18, 777 single males under 18, 699 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 344 inhabited houses, 344 occupied houses, 11 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 41,418 bushels of oats, 11,421 bushels of potatoes, 6,095 bushels of peas and beans, 4,692 bushels of spring wheat, 4,167 bushels of corn, 3,118 tons of hay, 2,793 acres of hay crops, 2,491 bushels of barley, 1,528 bushels of buckwheat, 708 acres of wheat, 459 bushels of other root crops, 439 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 299 bushels of turnips, 234 bushels of rye, 142 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,285 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:
QC063010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC189002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2849264
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ange-Gardien
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ange-Gardien
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’Ange Gardien, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/l-ange-gardien-qc063010-1881/.