L’Assomption, Town—Ville, Quebec (1881 census)
L’Assomption, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,313. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141754. 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 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,313 total population, 698 females, 615 males, 453 married persons, 296 families, 227 married females, 226 married males, 68 widowed persons, 54 widowed females, 14 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 792 single persons under 18, 417 single females under 18, 375 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 256 inhabited houses, 256 occupied houses, 28 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 4,648 bushels of potatoes, 1,076 bushels of other root crops, 848 bushels of oats, 255 bushels of corn, 132 tons of hay, 76 bushels of peas and beans, 66 bushels of turnips, 65 acres of hay crops, 33 acres of potatoes, 24 bushels of barley, 19 bushels of rye, 7 bushels of spring wheat, 2 acres of wheat. (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pierre Martel | 1801–1891 | died here |
| Louis Archambeault | 1814–1890 | died here |
| Charles-René-Léonidas d'Irumberry de Salaberry | 1820–1882 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,313 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:
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: 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, Town—Ville, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/l-assomption-town-ville-qc088009-1881/.