Outremont, C, Quebec (1881 census)
Outremont, C was a city in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 387. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.517°N, 73.611°W.
Population
In 1881, Outremont, C had a population of 387: 195 male and 192 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 387 |
| 1891 | 408 |
| 1921 | 13,249 |
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 Côteau St. Louis, 1871 (27.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Outremont, C shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 387 total population, 195 males, 192 females, 125 married persons, 69 families, 63 married males, 62 married females, 14 widowed persons, 10 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 248 single persons under 18, 128 single males under 18, 120 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 62 inhabited houses, 62 occupied houses, 9 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 7,686 bushels of potatoes, 3,520 bushels of other root crops, 925 bushels of turnips, 800 bushels of oats, 102 acres of potatoes, 100 bushels of barley, 100 bushels of peas and beans, 62 tons of hay, 61 acres of hay crops, 40 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 4 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Pierre Beaubien | 1796–1881 | died here |
| L.-O. (Laurent-Olivier) David | 1840–1926 | died here |
| Louis-Zéphirin Gauthier | 1842–1922 | died here |
| George William Hill | 1861–1934 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 387 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:
QC091019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC076014_1921— 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). "Outremont, C, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/outremont-c-qc091019-1881/.