Pointe aux Trembles, Quebec (1881 census)
Pointe aux Trembles was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,591. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142490. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.721°N, 71.624°W.
Population
In 1881, Pointe aux Trembles had a population of 1,591: 773 male and 818 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,578 |
| 1881 | 1,591 |
| 1891 | 1,240 |
| 1901 | 1,077 |
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, Pointe aux Trembles shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,591 total population, 818 females, 773 males, 415 married persons, 246 families, 209 married males, 206 married females, 70 widowed persons, 48 widowed females, 22 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,106 single persons under 18, 564 single females under 18, 542 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 216 inhabited houses, 216 occupied houses, 14 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 31,273 bushels of oats, 15,557 bushels of potatoes, 3,128 bushels of buckwheat, 2,539 bushels of spring wheat, 2,082 bushels of peas and beans, 2,024 bushels of other root crops, 1,609 tons of hay, 1,191 bushels of barley, 1,161 acres of hay crops, 947 bushels of turnips, 320 bushels of corn, 290 acres of wheat, 154 acres of potatoes, 40 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 11 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antoine Plamondon | 1804–1895 | died here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,591 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:
QC081006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC181007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142490
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuville,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuville_(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). "Pointe aux Trembles, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/pointe-aux-trembles-qc081006-1881/.