L'Epiphanie, Quebec (1881 census)
L'Epiphanie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,503. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112911493. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.848°N, 73.506°W.
Population
In 1881, L'Epiphanie had a population of 1,503: 748 male and 755 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,486 |
| 1871 | 1,365 |
| 1881 | 1,503 |
| 1891 | 1,450 |
| 1901 | 1,455 |
| 1911 | 1,697 |
| 1921 | 1,947 |
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'Epiphanie 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 1,503 total population, 755 females, 748 males, 533 married persons, 352 families, 267 married males, 266 married females, 58 widowed persons, 30 widowed males, 28 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 912 single persons under 18, 461 single females under 18, 451 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 282 inhabited houses, 282 occupied houses, 11 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 37,332 bushels of oats, 26,212 bushels of potatoes, 16,846 bushels of peas and beans, 2,430 bushels of corn, 2,058 tons of hay, 2,042 bushels of buckwheat, 1,546 acres of hay crops, 1,103 bushels of spring wheat, 915 bushels of barley, 838 bushels of turnips, 632 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 382 bushels of other root crops, 263 bushels of rye, 159 acres of potatoes, 144 acres of wheat, 33 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,503 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:
QC088010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC065003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112911493
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'Epiphanie, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/l-epiphanie-qc088010-1881/.