Newport, Quebec (1881 census)
Newport was a census subdivision in Gaspé County, Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,154. 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 density was 13.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,154 |
| 1891 | 1,481 |
| 1901 | 1,357 |
| 1911 | 1,547 |
| 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 82 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 189 |
| Number of families | 189 |
| Number of females | 540 |
| Number of males | 614 |
| Number of married females | 169 |
| Number of married males | 175 |
| Number of married persons | 344 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 27 |
| POP TOT | 1,154 |
| Total population | 1,154 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 351 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 432 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 783 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 160 |
| Number of occupied houses | 160 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 220 |
| Acres of potatoes | 150 |
| Acres of wheat | 25 |
| BAR BU | 212 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 212 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,881 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,891 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 253 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,371 |
| HAY AC | 220 |
| HAY TONS | 341 |
| OAT BU | 2,881 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 11 |
| POT AC | 150 |
| POT BU | 17,891 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 341 |
| WHT AC | 25 |
| WHT SP BU | 253 |
Fisheries (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of halibut produced in the past year | 8 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 19,497 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 270 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 2,426 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 4,048 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 3,062 |
| Number of fishing boats | 216 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 306 |
| Number of shoremen | 155 |
| Pounds of lobster canned in the past year | 15,000 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 10,200 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 370 |
Other recorded variables (31 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 19,497 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 306 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 216 |
| C UNMD F | 351 |
| C UNMD M | 432 |
| C UNMD TOT | 783 |
| CD NAME | Gaspé |
| COD DX K | 10,200 |
| D OCC | 160 |
| FEMALE | 540 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 3,062 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 160 |
| H UNINH | 23 |
| HAD DX K | 370 |
| HAL XB Q | 8 |
| LOB XC P | 15,000 |
| MALE | 614 |
| MCK XB Q | 270 |
| MD F | 169 |
| MD M | 175 |
| MD TOT | 344 |
| NET XX F | 4,048 |
| NUMBER CD | 39 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 2,426 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 26 |
| SHOREMEN XX Q | 155 |
| TUR BU | 3,371 |
| WID F | 20 |
| WID M | 7 |
| WID TOT | 27 |
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: 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). "Newport, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/newport-qc039019-1881/.