L’Assomption, Town—Ville, Quebec (1881 census)
L’Assomption, Town—Ville was a township in Quebec (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,313. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.830°N, 73.420°W.
Population
In 1881, L’Assomption, Town—Ville had a population of 1,313: 615 male and 698 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,210 |
| 1881 | 1,313 |
| 1891 | 1,256 |
| 1901 | 1,605 |
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, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 296 |
| Number of families | 296 |
| Number of females | 698 |
| Number of males | 615 |
| Number of married females | 227 |
| Number of married males | 226 |
| Number of married persons | 453 |
| Number of widowed females | 54 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 68 |
| POP TOT | 1,313 |
| Total population | 1,313 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 417 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 375 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 792 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 256 |
| Number of occupied houses | 256 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 28 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 65 |
| Acres of potatoes | 33 |
| Acres of wheat | 2 |
| BAR BU | 24 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 24 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 255 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 848 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,076 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 76 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,648 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 66 |
| CRN BU | 255 |
| HAY AC | 65 |
| HAY TONS | 132 |
| OAT BU | 848 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 76 |
| POT AC | 33 |
| POT BU | 4,648 |
| RYE BU | 19 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 132 |
| WHT AC | 2 |
| WHT SP BU | 7 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 417 |
| C UNMD M | 375 |
| C UNMD TOT | 792 |
| D OCC | 256 |
| FEMALE | 698 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 256 |
| H UNINH | 28 |
| MALE | 615 |
| MD F | 227 |
| MD M | 226 |
| MD TOT | 453 |
| NUMBER CD | 88 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,076 |
| TUR BU | 66 |
| WID F | 54 |
| WID M | 14 |
| WID TOT | 68 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC088009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC162003_1871— 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’Assomption, Town—Ville, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/l-assomption-town-ville-qc088009-1881/.