L’Assomption, Quebec (1881 census)
L’Assomption was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,500. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141754. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.858°N, 73.427°W.
Population
In 1881, L’Assomption had a population of 1,500: 771 male and 729 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,031 |
| 1871 | 1,599 |
| 1881 | 1,500 |
| 1891 | 1,275 |
| 1901 | 1,148 |
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’Assomption shared boundaries with:
- L'Epiphanie
- Lavaltrie
- L’Assomption, Town—Ville
- Repentigny
- St. Jacques
- St. Paul
- St. Paul l'Ermite
- St. Sulpice
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 1,500 total population, 771 males, 729 females, 467 married persons, 309 families, 235 married males, 232 married females, 44 widowed persons, 22 widowed females, 22 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 989 single persons under 18, 514 single males under 18, 475 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 234 inhabited houses, 234 occupied houses, 18 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 75,792 bushels of oats, 36,667 bushels of potatoes, 16,278 bushels of peas and beans, 5,243 bushels of other root crops, 3,821 bushels of corn, 3,280 tons of hay, 2,322 acres of hay crops, 2,233 bushels of barley, 2,126 bushels of spring wheat, 2,099 bushels of buckwheat, 452 bushels of rye, 361 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 258 acres of wheat, 257 acres of potatoes, 29 bushels of turnips. (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Horace Archambeault | 1857–1918 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,500 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:
QC088008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC162002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141754
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Assomption
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Assomption
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’Assomption, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/l-assomption-qc088008-1881/.