Manicouagan, Quebec (1881 census)
Manicouagan was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 120. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.123°N, 68.312°W.
Population
In 1881, Manicouagan had a population of 120: 64 male and 56 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 86 |
| 1881 | 120 |
| 1891 | 128 |
| 1901 | 311 |
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, Manicouagan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 39 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 120 total population, 64 males, 56 females, 30 married persons, 18 families, 15 married females, 15 married males, 2 widowed females, 2 widowed persons. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 88 single persons under 18, 49 single males under 18, 39 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 18 inhabited houses, 18 occupied houses, 3 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 2,501 bushels of potatoes, 594 bushels of oats, 463 bushels of barley, 345 bushels of turnips, 187 bushels of buckwheat, 154 tons of hay, 74 acres of hay crops, 33 bushels of spring wheat, 25 acres of potatoes, 22 bushels of rye, 11 bushels of peas and beans, 3 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 20 barrels of herring or alewives, 10 barrels of other fish, 10 men on fishing vessels, 9 barrels of salmon, 9 fathoms of fishing nets, 6 barrels of trout, 6 quintals of cod, 5 fishing vessels, 5 quintals of fascines fish, 4 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.) The 1881 enumerator also recorded 10 barrels of sardines, 2 barrels of whitefish — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 120 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:
QC076004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC149046— 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). "Manicouagan, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/manicouagan-qc076004-1881/.