Notre-Dame de Bonsecours, Quebec (1881 census)
Notre-Dame de Bonsecours was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 847. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.755°N, 74.859°W.
Population
In 1881, Notre-Dame de Bonsecours had a population of 847: 451 male and 396 female residents. Population density was 6.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,253 |
| 1881 | 847 |
| 1891 | 569 |
| 1891 | 792 |
| 1901 | 917 |
| 1901 | 385 |
| 1911 | 1,658 |
| 1911 | 391 |
| 1921 | 1,572 |
| 1921 | 392 |
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, Notre-Dame de Bonsecours shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 134 |
| Number of families | 134 |
| Number of females | 396 |
| Number of males | 451 |
| Number of married females | 119 |
| Number of married males | 122 |
| Number of married persons | 241 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 32 |
| POP TOT | 847 |
| Total population | 847 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 258 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 316 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 574 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 125 |
| Number of occupied houses | 125 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 850 |
| Acres of potatoes | 67 |
| Acres of wheat | 245 |
| BAR BU | 1,147 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,147 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,299 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 46 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 896 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 16,687 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 467 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 4,218 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,318 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,017 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 712 |
| BWT BU | 1,299 |
| CRN BU | 896 |
| HAY AC | 850 |
| HAY TONS | 784 |
| OAT BU | 16,687 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 4,218 |
| POT AC | 67 |
| POT BU | 6,318 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 784 |
| WHT AC | 245 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,017 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 258 |
| C UNMD M | 316 |
| C UNMD TOT | 574 |
| D OCC | 125 |
| FEMALE | 396 |
| GRA BU | 46 |
| H INHAB | 125 |
| H UNINH | 6 |
| MALE | 451 |
| MD F | 119 |
| MD M | 122 |
| MD TOT | 241 |
| NUMBER CD | 97 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 467 |
| TUR BU | 712 |
| WID F | 19 |
| WID M | 13 |
| WID TOT | 32 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC097015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC085002— 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). "Notre-Dame de Bonsecours, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/notre-dame-de-bonsecours-qc097015-1881/.