Maria, Quebec (1881 census)
Maria was a census subdivision in Bonaventure County, Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,298. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.213°N, 66.001°W.
Population
In 1881, Maria had a population of 2,298: 1,186 male and 1,112 female residents. Population density was 30.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,349 |
| 1861 | 1,823 |
| 1871 | 2,138 |
| 1881 | 2,298 |
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 Maria W-O, 1891 (38.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Maria E, 1891 (61.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Maria shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 96 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 347 |
| Number of families | 347 |
| Number of females | 1,112 |
| Number of males | 1,186 |
| Number of married females | 316 |
| Number of married males | 316 |
| Number of married persons | 632 |
| Number of widowed females | 51 |
| Number of widowed males | 31 |
| Number of widowed persons | 82 |
| POP TOT | 2,298 |
| Total population | 2,298 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 745 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 839 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,584 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 14 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 339 |
| Number of occupied houses | 339 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 9 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,109 |
| Acres of potatoes | 526 |
| Acres of wheat | 889 |
| BAR BU | 3,449 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,449 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 10,816 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 228 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 63 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 26,505 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 3,202 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 177 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 101,736 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,945 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,673 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,003 |
| BWT BU | 10,816 |
| CRN BU | 63 |
| HAY AC | 2,109 |
| HAY TONS | 2,358 |
| OAT BU | 26,505 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 177 |
| POT AC | 526 |
| POT BU | 101,736 |
| RYE BU | 1,945 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,358 |
| WHT AC | 889 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,673 |
Fisheries (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of eels produced in the past year | 24 |
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 2 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 1,172 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 86 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 470 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 144 |
| Barrels of trout produced in the past year | 27 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 8,899 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 89 |
| Number of fishing boats | 129 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 139 |
| Number of shoremen | 26 |
| Pounds of lobster canned in the past year | 50,000 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 360 |
| Quintals of fascines fish produced in the past year | 8 |
Other recorded variables (35 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 1,172 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 139 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 129 |
| C UNMD F | 745 |
| C UNMD M | 839 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,584 |
| CD NAME | Bonaventure |
| COD DX K | 360 |
| D OCC | 339 |
| EEL XB Q | 24 |
| FASCINE FISH Q | 8 |
| FEMALE | 1,112 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 89 |
| GRA BU | 228 |
| GSP XB Q | 2 |
| H CON | 14 |
| H INHAB | 339 |
| H UNINH | 9 |
| LOB XC P | 50,000 |
| MALE | 1,186 |
| MCK XB Q | 86 |
| MD F | 316 |
| MD M | 316 |
| MD TOT | 632 |
| NET XX F | 8,899 |
| NUMBER CD | 38 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 470 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 3,202 |
| SHOREMEN XX Q | 26 |
| SLM XB Q | 144 |
| TRT XB Q | 27 |
| TUR BU | 3,003 |
| WID F | 51 |
| WID M | 31 |
| WID TOT | 82 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC038008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC038008— 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). "Maria, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/maria-qc038008-1881/.