Mastigoche, Quebec (1881 census)
Mastigoche was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 400. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.412°N, 73.348°W.
Population
In 1881, Mastigoche had a population of 400: 201 male and 199 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 400 |
| 1891 | 563 |
| 1901 | 730 |
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, Mastigoche 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 400 total population, 201 males, 199 females, 148 married persons, 85 families, 74 married females, 74 married males, 7 widowed persons, 4 widowed females, 3 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 245 single persons under 18, 124 single males under 18, 121 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 80 occupied houses, 79 inhabited houses, 18 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 3,574 bushels of oats, 1,330 bushels of potatoes, 975 bushels of buckwheat, 291 bushels of peas and beans, 218 bushels of corn, 165 acres of hay crops, 103 bushels of barley, 96 tons of hay, 27 bushels of rye, 18 bushels of other root crops, 16 bushels of turnips, 15 acres of potatoes, 6 bushels of spring wheat, 1 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 400 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:
QC085011— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC168003_1881— 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). "Mastigoche, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/mastigoche-qc085011-1881/.