New Carlisle, Quebec (1881 census)
New Carlisle was a census subdivision in Bonaventure County, Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,525. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.094°N, 65.365°W.
Population
In 1881, New Carlisle had a population of 1,525: 754 male and 771 female residents. Population density was 32.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,525 |
| 1891 | 991 |
| 1901 | 1,027 |
| 1911 | 1,104 |
| 1921 | 1,273 |
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 Cox, 1871 (36.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, New Carlisle shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 88 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 238 |
| Number of families | 238 |
| Number of females | 771 |
| Number of males | 754 |
| Number of married females | 224 |
| Number of married males | 228 |
| Number of married persons | 452 |
| Number of widowed females | 54 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 76 |
| POP TOT | 1,525 |
| Total population | 1,525 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 493 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 504 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 997 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 237 |
| Number of occupied houses | 237 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 748 |
| Acres of potatoes | 317 |
| Acres of wheat | 246 |
| BAR BU | 1,977 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,977 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,029 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 27 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 17,336 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,040 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 223 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 61,357 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 21 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,960 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 15,748 |
| BWT BU | 1,029 |
| CRN BU | 27 |
| HAY AC | 748 |
| HAY TONS | 1,253 |
| OAT BU | 17,336 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 223 |
| POT AC | 317 |
| POT BU | 61,357 |
| RYE BU | 21 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,253 |
| WHT AC | 246 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,960 |
Fisheries (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 3 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 1,398 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 97 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 3,517 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 6 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 3,555 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 328 |
| Number of fishing boats | 99 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 107 |
| Number of shoremen | 4 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 1,411 |
Other recorded variables (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 1,398 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 107 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 99 |
| C UNMD F | 493 |
| C UNMD M | 504 |
| C UNMD TOT | 997 |
| CD NAME | Bonaventure |
| COD DX K | 1,411 |
| D OCC | 237 |
| FEMALE | 771 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 328 |
| GRA BU | 12 |
| GSP XB Q | 3 |
| H CON | 8 |
| H INHAB | 237 |
| H UNINH | 20 |
| MALE | 754 |
| MCK XB Q | 97 |
| MD F | 224 |
| MD M | 228 |
| MD TOT | 452 |
| NET XX F | 3,555 |
| NUMBER CD | 38 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 3,517 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,040 |
| SHOREMEN XX Q | 4 |
| SLM XB Q | 6 |
| TUR BU | 15,748 |
| WID F | 54 |
| WID M | 22 |
| WID TOT | 76 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC038004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC044011— 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). "New Carlisle, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/new-carlisle-qc038004-1881/.