Philipsburg, Village, Quebec (1881 census)
Philipsburg, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 259. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28469447. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.043°N, 73.075°W.
Population
In 1881, Philipsburg, Village had a population of 259: 132 male and 127 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 259 |
| 1891 | 230 |
| 1901 | 214 |
| 1911 | 347 |
| 1921 | 390 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 259 total population, 132 males, 127 females, 88 married persons, 60 families, 44 married females, 44 married males, 23 widowed persons, 13 widowed males, 10 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 148 single persons under 18, 75 single males under 18, 73 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 57 inhabited houses, 57 occupied houses, 7 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 1,395 bushels of potatoes, 673 bushels of corn, 614 bushels of oats, 524 bushels of other root crops, 191 tons of hay, 121 acres of hay crops, 85 bushels of peas and beans, 33 bushels of spring wheat, 28 bushels of rye, 22 bushels of turnips, 15 acres of potatoes, 11 bushels of buckwheat, 2 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 259 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:
QC065004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC072019— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q28469447
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philipsburg_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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). "Philipsburg, Village, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/philipsburg-village-qc065004-1881/.