Marston N, Quebec (1881 census)
Marston N was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 502. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.554°N, 71.032°W.
Population
In 1881, Marston N had a population of 502: 273 male and 229 female residents. Population density was 8.6 people per square mile.
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Hampden, Marston, Whitton, 1871 (19.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Marsden & Piopolis, Village, 1891 (48.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Marston N shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 79 |
| Number of families | 79 |
| Number of females | 229 |
| Number of males | 273 |
| Number of married females | 70 |
| Number of married males | 70 |
| Number of married persons | 140 |
| Number of widowed females | 4 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 9 |
| POP TOT | 502 |
| Total population | 502 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 155 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 198 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 353 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 79 |
| Number of occupied houses | 79 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 945 |
| Acres of potatoes | 80 |
| Acres of wheat | 80 |
| BAR BU | 1,975 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,975 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,130 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 36 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,430 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 4,332 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 62 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 658 |
| BWT BU | 1,130 |
| CRN BU | 10 |
| HAY AC | 945 |
| HAY TONS | 593 |
| OAT BU | 1,430 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 7 |
| POT AC | 80 |
| POT BU | 4,332 |
| RYE BU | 1 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 593 |
| WHT AC | 80 |
| WHT SP BU | 62 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 155 |
| C UNMD M | 198 |
| C UNMD TOT | 353 |
| D OCC | 79 |
| FEMALE | 229 |
| GRA BU | 36 |
| H INHAB | 79 |
| MALE | 273 |
| MD F | 70 |
| MD M | 70 |
| MD TOT | 140 |
| NUMBER CD | 54 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 25 |
| TUR BU | 658 |
| WID F | 4 |
| WID M | 5 |
| WID TOT | 9 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC054005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC054005— 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). "Marston N, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/marston-n-qc054005-1881/.