Longue Pointe, Quebec (1881 census)
Longue Pointe was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,114. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.596°N, 73.547°W.
Population
In 1881, Longue Pointe had a population of 1,114: 547 male and 567 female residents. Population density was 80.0 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,055 |
| 1871 | 1,011 |
| 1881 | 1,114 |
| 1891 | 2,445 |
| 1901 | 2,519 |
| 1911 | 5,531 |
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 Longue Pointe, 1891 (60.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Longue Pointe shared boundaries with:
- Côte Visitation, Village
- Hochelaga, Village
- Pointe aux Trembles
- Rivière des Prairies
- Sault-au-Récollet
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 211 |
| Number of families | 211 |
| Number of females | 567 |
| Number of males | 547 |
| Number of married females | 175 |
| Number of married males | 173 |
| Number of married persons | 348 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 40 |
| POP TOT | 1,114 |
| Total population | 1,114 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 367 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 359 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 726 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 204 |
| Number of occupied houses | 204 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,051 |
| Acres of potatoes | 795 |
| Acres of wheat | 137 |
| BAR BU | 7,160 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 7,160 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,619 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 78 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 189 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 35,938 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 3,531 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 6,524 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 102,624 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,123 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 600 |
| BWT BU | 1,619 |
| CRN BU | 189 |
| HAY AC | 2,051 |
| HAY TONS | 1,900 |
| OAT BU | 35,938 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 6,524 |
| POT AC | 795 |
| POT BU | 102,624 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,900 |
| WHT AC | 137 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,123 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 367 |
| C UNMD M | 359 |
| C UNMD TOT | 726 |
| D OCC | 204 |
| FEMALE | 567 |
| GRA BU | 78 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 204 |
| H UNINH | 20 |
| MALE | 547 |
| MD F | 175 |
| MD M | 173 |
| MD TOT | 348 |
| NUMBER CD | 91 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 3,531 |
| TUR BU | 600 |
| WID F | 25 |
| WID M | 15 |
| WID TOT | 40 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC091015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC168011— 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). "Longue Pointe, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/longue-pointe-qc091015-1881/.