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 density was 66.5 people per square mile.
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 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 352 |
| Number of families | 352 |
| Number of females | 755 |
| Number of males | 748 |
| Number of married females | 266 |
| Number of married males | 267 |
| Number of married persons | 533 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 58 |
| POP TOT | 1,503 |
| Total population | 1,503 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 461 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 451 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 912 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 282 |
| Number of occupied houses | 282 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,546 |
| Acres of potatoes | 159 |
| Acres of wheat | 144 |
| BAR BU | 915 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 915 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,042 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 632 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,430 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 37,332 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 382 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 16,846 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 26,212 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 263 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,103 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 838 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 33 |
| BWT BU | 2,042 |
| CRN BU | 2,430 |
| HAY AC | 1,546 |
| HAY TONS | 2,058 |
| OAT BU | 37,332 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 16,846 |
| POT AC | 159 |
| POT BU | 26,212 |
| RYE BU | 263 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,058 |
| WHT AC | 144 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,103 |
| WHT WTR BU | 33 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 461 |
| C UNMD M | 451 |
| C UNMD TOT | 912 |
| D OCC | 282 |
| FEMALE | 755 |
| GRA BU | 632 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 282 |
| H UNINH | 11 |
| MALE | 748 |
| MD F | 266 |
| MD M | 267 |
| MD TOT | 533 |
| NUMBER CD | 88 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 382 |
| TUR BU | 838 |
| WID F | 28 |
| WID M | 30 |
| WID TOT | 58 |
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/.