Onslow N., Quebec (1881 census)
Onslow N. was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 913. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.633°N, 76.222°W.
Population
In 1881, Onslow N. had a population of 913: 482 male and 431 female residents. Population density was 16.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 913 |
| 1891 | 879 |
| 1901 | 825 |
| 1911 | 744 |
| 1921 | 584 |
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 Onslow, Aldfield, 1871 (29.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Onslow N. shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 141 |
| Number of families | 141 |
| Number of females | 431 |
| Number of males | 482 |
| Number of married females | 125 |
| Number of married males | 126 |
| Number of married persons | 251 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 20 |
| POP TOT | 913 |
| Total population | 913 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 296 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 346 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 642 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 2 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 139 |
| Number of occupied houses | 141 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,404 |
| Acres of potatoes | 130 |
| Acres of wheat | 554 |
| BAR BU | 689 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 689 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,061 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 621 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 28,412 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 130 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 15,153 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 14,232 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2,141 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,601 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 2,452 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 191 |
| BWT BU | 1,061 |
| CRN BU | 621 |
| HAY AC | 1,404 |
| HAY TONS | 1,069 |
| OAT BU | 28,412 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 15,153 |
| POT AC | 130 |
| POT BU | 14,232 |
| RYE BU | 2,141 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,069 |
| WHT AC | 554 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,601 |
| WHT WTR BU | 191 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 296 |
| C UNMD M | 346 |
| C UNMD TOT | 642 |
| D OCC | 141 |
| FEMALE | 431 |
| GRA BU | 10 |
| H CON | 4 |
| H INHAB | 139 |
| H UNINH | 14 |
| MALE | 482 |
| MD F | 125 |
| MD M | 126 |
| MD TOT | 251 |
| NUMBER CD | 98 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 130 |
| SHAN | 2 |
| TUR BU | 2,452 |
| WID F | 10 |
| WID M | 10 |
| WID TOT | 20 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC098002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC079017— 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). "Onslow N., Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/onslow-n-qc098002-1881/.