New Carlisle, Quebec (1881 census)
New Carlisle was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,525. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q985588. 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 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 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,525 total population, 771 females, 754 males, 452 married persons, 238 families, 228 married males, 224 married females, 76 widowed persons, 54 widowed females, 22 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 997 single persons under 18, 504 single males under 18, 493 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 237 inhabited houses, 237 occupied houses, 20 uninhabited houses, 8 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 61,357 bushels of potatoes, 17,336 bushels of oats, 15,748 bushels of turnips, 3,960 bushels of spring wheat, 1,977 bushels of barley, 1,253 tons of hay, 1,040 bushels of other root crops, 1,029 bushels of buckwheat, 748 acres of hay crops, 317 acres of potatoes, 246 acres of wheat, 223 bushels of peas and beans, 27 bushels of corn, 21 bushels of rye, 12 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 3,555 fathoms of fishing nets, 3,517 barrels of other fish, 1,411 quintals of cod, 1,398 barrels of herring or alewives, 328 gallons of fish oil, 107 men on fishing boats, 99 fishing boats, 97 barrels of mackerel, 6 barrels of salmon, 4 shoremen, 3 barrels of gaspareaux. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Théodore Robitaille | 1834–1897 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,525 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:
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: Q985588
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Carlisle,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Carlisle_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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/.