La Baie du Febvre, Quebec (1881 census)
La Baie du Febvre was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,576. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2879416. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.127°N, 72.690°W.
Population
In 1881, La Baie du Febvre had a population of 2,576: 1,274 male and 1,302 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,576 |
| 1891 | 2,055 |
| 1901 | 1,902 |
| 1911 | 1,725 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained La Baie du Febvre, 1891 (88.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, La Baie du Febvre shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,576 total population, 1,302 females, 1,274 males, 776 married persons, 408 families, 388 married females, 388 married males, 87 widowed persons, 56 widowed females, 31 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,713 single persons under 18, 858 single females under 18, 855 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 396 inhabited houses, 396 occupied houses, 33 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 80,893 bushels of oats, 24,844 bushels of peas and beans, 19,459 bushels of potatoes, 8,664 tons of hay, 7,783 bushels of spring wheat, 5,179 bushels of buckwheat, 5,007 acres of hay crops, 2,788 bushels of corn, 2,241 bushels of other root crops, 1,359 acres of wheat, 796 bushels of barley, 731 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 249 acres of potatoes, 117 bushels of turnips, 4 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 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 Beaubien | 1796–1881 | born here |
| Joseph Provencher | 1843–1887 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,576 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:
QC057005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC206001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2879416
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). "La Baie du Febvre, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/la-baie-du-febvre-qc057005-1881/.