Mulgrave, Derry, Quebec (1881 census)
Mulgrave, Derry was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 537. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.789°N, 75.360°W.
Population
In 1881, Mulgrave, Derry had a population of 537: 274 male and 263 female residents.
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 contained Derry, 1871 (42.3% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Mulgrave, 1871 (57.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Mulgrave, Derry shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 537 total population, 274 males, 263 females, 154 married persons, 83 families, 78 married males, 76 married females, 18 widowed persons, 9 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 365 single persons under 18, 187 single males under 18, 178 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 75 inhabited houses, 75 occupied houses, 9 houses under construction, 7 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 8,565 bushels of turnips, 6,474 bushels of potatoes, 6,433 bushels of oats, 1,108 bushels of buckwheat, 680 bushels of peas and beans, 643 bushels of rye, 540 acres of hay crops, 537 bushels of spring wheat, 498 tons of hay, 332 bushels of barley, 256 bushels of other root crops, 237 bushels of corn, 84 acres of potatoes, 82 acres of wheat, 38 bushels of winter wheat, 6 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 537 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:
QC097013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC097013— 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). "Mulgrave, Derry, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/mulgrave-derry-qc097013-1881/.