Newport, Quebec (1881 census)
Newport was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,154. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28770244. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.318°N, 64.822°W.
Population
In 1881, Newport had a population of 1,154: 614 male and 540 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,154 |
| 1891 | 1,481 |
| 1901 | 1,357 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 1,711 |
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 Pabos, 1871 (47.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Newport shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 40 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,154 total population, 614 males, 540 females, 344 married persons, 189 families, 175 married males, 169 married females, 27 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 7 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 783 single persons under 18, 432 single males under 18, 351 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 160 inhabited houses, 160 occupied houses, 23 uninhabited houses, 4 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 17,891 bushels of potatoes, 3,371 bushels of turnips, 2,881 bushels of oats, 341 tons of hay, 253 bushels of spring wheat, 220 acres of hay crops, 212 bushels of barley, 150 acres of potatoes, 26 bushels of other root crops, 25 acres of wheat, 11 bushels of peas and beans. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 19,497 barrels of herring or alewives, 10,200 quintals of cod, 4,048 fathoms of fishing nets, 3,062 gallons of fish oil, 2,426 barrels of other fish, 370 quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock, 306 men on fishing boats, 270 barrels of mackerel, 216 fishing boats, 155 shoremen, 8 barrels of halibut. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.) The 1881 enumerator also recorded 15,000 pounds of lobster canned — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,154 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:
QC039019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC056023— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q28770244
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). "Newport, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/newport-qc039019-1881/.