Plessisville, Village, Quebec (1881 census)
Plessisville, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 776. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.220°N, 71.775°W.
Population
In 1881, Plessisville, Village had a population of 776: 386 male and 390 female residents. Population density was 504.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 721 |
| 1881 | 776 |
| 1891 | 1,323 |
| 1901 | 1,586 |
| 1911 | 1,559 |
| 1921 | 2,032 |
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, Plessisville, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 59 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 145 |
| Number of families | 145 |
| Number of females | 390 |
| Number of males | 386 |
| Number of married females | 124 |
| Number of married males | 129 |
| Number of married persons | 253 |
| Number of widowed females | 13 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 22 |
| POP TOT | 776 |
| Total population | 776 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 253 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 248 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 501 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 132 |
| Number of occupied houses | 132 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 8 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 576 |
| Acres of potatoes | 56 |
| Acres of wheat | 29 |
| BAR BU | 126 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 126 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 244 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 5 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 80 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,543 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 101 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 3,963 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 351 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1 |
| BWT BU | 244 |
| CRN BU | 80 |
| HAY AC | 576 |
| HAY TONS | 456 |
| OAT BU | 5,543 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 101 |
| POT AC | 56 |
| POT BU | 3,963 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 456 |
| WHT AC | 29 |
| WHT SP BU | 351 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 253 |
| C UNMD M | 248 |
| C UNMD TOT | 501 |
| D OCC | 132 |
| FEMALE | 390 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| H INHAB | 132 |
| H UNINH | 8 |
| MALE | 386 |
| MD F | 124 |
| MD M | 129 |
| MD TOT | 253 |
| NUMBER CD | 50 |
| TUR BU | 1 |
| WID F | 13 |
| WID M | 9 |
| WID TOT | 22 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC050013— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC071026— 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). "Plessisville, Village, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/plessisville-village-qc050013-1881/.