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 1,135. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3201973. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.942°N, 71.137°W.
Population
In 1881, L’Ange Gardien had a population of 1,135: 556 male and 579 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 829 |
| 1861 | 932 |
| 1871 | 1,049 |
| 1881 | 1,135 |
| 1891 | 1,137 |
| 1901 | 1,179 |
| 1911 | — |
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 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,135 total population, 579 females, 556 males, 377 married persons, 198 families, 189 married males, 188 married females, 43 widowed persons, 23 widowed males, 20 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 715 single persons under 18, 371 single females under 18, 344 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 189 inhabited houses, 189 occupied houses, 27 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 19,795 bushels of oats, 13,588 bushels of potatoes, 4,628 bushels of other root crops, 4,182 bushels of spring wheat, 1,406 tons of hay, 663 bushels of peas and beans, 618 acres of hay crops, 582 bushels of turnips, 305 acres of wheat, 187 bushels of barley, 109 bushels of corn, 89 acres of potatoes, 52 bushels of buckwheat, 16 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 10 bushels of winter wheat, 3 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Edouard-André Barnard | 1835–1898 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,135 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:
QC078007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC178003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3201973
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Ange-Gardien,_Capitale-Nationale
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Ange-Gardien_(La_C%C3%B4te-de-Beaupr%C3%A9)
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-qc078007-1881/.