New Glasgow, Village, Quebec (1881 census)
New Glasgow, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 300. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.836°N, 73.876°W.
Population
In 1881, New Glasgow, Village had a population of 300: 158 male and 142 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 168 |
| 1881 | 300 |
| 1891 | 204 |
| 1901 | 133 |
| 1911 | 131 |
| 1921 | 146 |
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, New Glasgow, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 26 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 300 total population, 158 males, 142 females, 108 married persons, 68 families, 54 married females, 54 married males, 9 widowed persons, 5 widowed males, 4 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 183 single persons under 18, 99 single males under 18, 84 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 44 inhabited houses, 44 occupied houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 2,317 bushels of potatoes, 2,078 bushels of oats, 226 bushels of other root crops, 188 acres of hay crops, 179 bushels of turnips, 172 tons of hay, 120 bushels of barley, 76 bushels of corn, 51 bushels of buckwheat, 46 bushels of peas and beans, 16 acres of potatoes. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 300 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:
QC094008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC096022— 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 Glasgow, Village, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/new-glasgow-village-qc094008-1881/.