Napierville, Village, Quebec (1881 census)
Napierville, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 922. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.186°N, 73.403°W.
Population
In 1881, Napierville, Village had a population of 922: 433 male and 489 female residents. Population density was 1019.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 922 |
| 1891 | 860 |
| 1901 | 774 |
| 1911 | 691 |
| 1921 | 741 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Cyprien, 1871 (2.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Napierville, Village 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 | 203 |
| Number of families | 203 |
| Number of females | 489 |
| Number of males | 433 |
| Number of married females | 144 |
| Number of married males | 145 |
| Number of married persons | 289 |
| Number of widowed females | 45 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 55 |
| POP TOT | 922 |
| Total population | 922 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 300 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 278 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 578 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 166 |
| Number of occupied houses | 166 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 442 |
| Acres of potatoes | 41 |
| Acres of wheat | 14 |
| BAR BU | 37 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 37 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 512 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,497 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,288 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 8 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 385 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,683 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 86 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 176 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 8 |
| BWT BU | 512 |
| CRN BU | 1,497 |
| HAY AC | 442 |
| HAY TONS | 375 |
| OAT BU | 1,288 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 385 |
| POT AC | 41 |
| POT BU | 3,683 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 375 |
| WHT AC | 14 |
| WHT SP BU | 86 |
| WHT WTR BU | 8 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 300 |
| C UNMD M | 278 |
| C UNMD TOT | 578 |
| D OCC | 166 |
| FEMALE | 489 |
| H INHAB | 166 |
| H UNINH | 10 |
| MALE | 433 |
| MD F | 144 |
| MD M | 145 |
| MD TOT | 289 |
| NUMBER CD | 70 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 8 |
| TUR BU | 176 |
| WID F | 45 |
| WID M | 10 |
| WID TOT | 55 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC070007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC077006— 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). "Napierville, Village, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/napierville-village-qc070007-1881/.