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 density was 31.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 598 |
| 1871 | 985 |
| 1881 | 1,168 |
| 1891 | 1,075 |
| 1901 | 1,084 |
| 1911 | 1,282 |
| 1921 | 1,346 |
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 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 195 |
| Number of families | 195 |
| Number of females | 578 |
| Number of males | 590 |
| Number of married females | 164 |
| Number of married males | 171 |
| Number of married persons | 335 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| POP TOT | 1,168 |
| Total population | 1,168 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 397 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 407 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 804 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 183 |
| Number of occupied houses | 183 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 516 |
| Acres of potatoes | 117 |
| Acres of wheat | 348 |
| BAR BU | 1,350 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,350 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 367 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,542 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 536 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,927 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,291 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,770 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 99 |
| BWT BU | 367 |
| CRN BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 516 |
| HAY TONS | 565 |
| OAT BU | 2,542 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 536 |
| POT AC | 117 |
| POT BU | 11,927 |
| RYE BU | 1,291 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 565 |
| WHT AC | 348 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,770 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 397 |
| C UNMD M | 407 |
| C UNMD TOT | 804 |
| D OCC | 183 |
| FEMALE | 578 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 183 |
| H UNINH | 7 |
| MALE | 590 |
| MD F | 164 |
| MD M | 171 |
| MD TOT | 335 |
| NUMBER CD | 42 |
| TUR BU | 99 |
| WID F | 17 |
| WID M | 12 |
| WID TOT | 29 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC042007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC061001— 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/.