Mont Carmel, Quebec (1881 census)
Mont Carmel was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,168. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.404°N, 69.790°W.
Population
In 1881, Mont Carmel had a population of 1,168: 590 male and 578 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 598 |
| 1871 | 985 |
| 1881 | 1,168 |
| 1891 | 1,075 |
| 1901 | 1,084 |
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, Mont Carmel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 30 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,168 total population, 590 males, 578 females, 335 married persons, 195 families, 171 married males, 164 married females, 29 widowed persons, 17 widowed females, 12 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 804 single persons under 18, 407 single males under 18, 397 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 183 inhabited houses, 183 occupied houses, 7 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 11,927 bushels of potatoes, 2,770 bushels of spring wheat, 2,542 bushels of oats, 1,350 bushels of barley, 1,291 bushels of rye, 565 tons of hay, 536 bushels of peas and beans, 516 acres of hay crops, 367 bushels of buckwheat, 348 acres of wheat, 117 acres of potatoes, 99 bushels of turnips, 1 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,171 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:
QC042007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC159002_1861— 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). "Mont Carmel, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/mont-carmel-qc042007-1881/.