Newport, Quebec (1881 census)
Newport was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,134. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28770243. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.383°N, 71.446°W.
Population
In 1881, Newport had a population of 1,134: 598 male and 536 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,134 |
| 1891 | 1,121 |
| 1901 | 1,092 |
| 1911 | — |
| 1921 | 870 |
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 Newport, Ditton, Chesham, Clinton, Emberton, 1871 (33.0% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Newport shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 220 |
| Number of families | 220 |
| Number of females | 536 |
| Number of males | 598 |
| Number of married females | 201 |
| Number of married males | 196 |
| Number of married persons | 397 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 39 |
| POP TOT | 1,134 |
| Total population | 1,134 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 313 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 385 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 698 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 210 |
| Number of occupied houses | 210 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 3,538 |
| Acres of potatoes | 178 |
| Acres of wheat | 195 |
| BAR BU | 3,673 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,673 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 3,412 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 221 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 113 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 16,529 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 178 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 178 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 19,660 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 37 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,371 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,589 |
| BWT BU | 3,412 |
| CRN BU | 113 |
| HAY AC | 3,538 |
| HAY TONS | 3,896 |
| OAT BU | 16,529 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 178 |
| POT AC | 178 |
| POT BU | 19,660 |
| RYE BU | 37 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,896 |
| WHT AC | 195 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,371 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 313 |
| C UNMD M | 385 |
| C UNMD TOT | 698 |
| D OCC | 210 |
| FEMALE | 536 |
| GRA BU | 221 |
| H CON | 9 |
| H INHAB | 210 |
| H UNINH | 17 |
| MALE | 598 |
| MD F | 201 |
| MD M | 196 |
| MD TOT | 397 |
| NUMBER CD | 54 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 178 |
| TUR BU | 4,589 |
| WID F | 22 |
| WID M | 17 |
| WID TOT | 39 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC054021— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC051013— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q28770243
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-qc054021-1881/.