Low, Quebec (1881 census)
Low was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,230. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.831°N, 76.037°W.
Population
In 1881, Low had a population of 1,230: 662 male and 568 female residents. Population density was 11.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 272 |
| 1861 | 822 |
| 1871 | 965 |
| 1881 | 1,230 |
| 1891 | 1,255 |
| 1901 | 1,300 |
| 1911 | 1,292 |
| 1921 | 1,309 |
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, Low 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 | 194 |
| Number of families | 194 |
| Number of females | 568 |
| Number of males | 662 |
| Number of married females | 171 |
| Number of married males | 169 |
| Number of married persons | 340 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 45 |
| POP TOT | 1,230 |
| Total population | 1,230 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 370 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 475 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 845 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 193 |
| Number of occupied houses | 193 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 4 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,058 |
| Acres of potatoes | 228 |
| Acres of wheat | 714 |
| BAR BU | 30 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 30 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,744 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 71 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 204 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 44,143 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 654 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 5,694 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 24,722 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 739 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,958 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,551 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 348 |
| BWT BU | 1,744 |
| CRN BU | 204 |
| HAY AC | 3,058 |
| HAY TONS | 2,076 |
| OAT BU | 44,143 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 5,694 |
| POT AC | 228 |
| POT BU | 24,722 |
| RYE BU | 739 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,076 |
| WHT AC | 714 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,958 |
| WHT WTR BU | 348 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 370 |
| C UNMD M | 475 |
| C UNMD TOT | 845 |
| D OCC | 193 |
| FEMALE | 568 |
| GRA BU | 71 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 193 |
| H UNINH | 4 |
| MALE | 662 |
| MD F | 171 |
| MD M | 169 |
| MD TOT | 340 |
| NUMBER CD | 97 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 654 |
| TUR BU | 3,551 |
| WID F | 27 |
| WID M | 18 |
| WID TOT | 45 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC097034— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC057014— 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). "Low, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/low-qc097034-1881/.