Plessisville, VL, Quebec (1881 census)
Plessisville, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 776. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q766671. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.220°N, 71.775°W.
Population
In 1881, Plessisville, VL had a population of 776: 386 male and 390 female residents.
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, VL shared boundaries with:
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 776 total population, 390 females, 386 males, 253 married persons, 145 families, 129 married males, 124 married females, 22 widowed persons, 13 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 501 single persons under 18, 253 single females under 18, 248 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 132 inhabited houses, 132 occupied houses, 8 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 5,543 bushels of oats, 3,963 bushels of potatoes, 576 acres of hay crops, 456 tons of hay, 351 bushels of spring wheat, 244 bushels of buckwheat, 126 bushels of barley, 101 bushels of peas and beans, 80 bushels of corn, 56 acres of potatoes, 29 acres of wheat, 5 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 1 bushels of turnips. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 776 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:
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: Q766671
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plessisville,_Quebec_(parish)
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plessisville_(paroisse)
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, VL, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/plessisville-vl-qc050013-1881/.