Maskinongé, Quebec (1881 census)
Maskinongé was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,193. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.205°N, 73.038°W.
Population
In 1881, Maskinongé had a population of 2,193: 1,120 male and 1,073 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,881 |
| 1861 | 2,325 |
| 1871 | 2,080 |
| 1881 | 2,193 |
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 became part of St. Joseph, 1891 (85.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Maskinongé shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 2,193 total population, 1,120 males, 1,073 females, 685 married persons, 376 families, 343 married males, 342 married females, 92 widowed persons, 57 widowed females, 35 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,416 single persons under 18, 742 single males under 18, 674 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 327 inhabited houses, 327 occupied houses, 33 uninhabited houses, 6 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 52,874 bushels of oats, 11,292 bushels of potatoes, 8,175 bushels of buckwheat, 6,121 tons of hay, 6,120 bushels of peas and beans, 3,660 bushels of spring wheat, 2,748 bushels of other root crops, 2,731 acres of hay crops, 1,415 bushels of corn, 904 bushels of barley, 457 acres of wheat, 324 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 97 acres of potatoes, 29 bushels of rye, 28 bushels of turnips. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph-David Déziel | 1806–1882 | born here |
| Adélard-Joseph Boucher | 1835–1912 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,193 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:
QC085003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC085003— 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). "Maskinongé, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/maskinong-qc085003-1881/.