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 1,063. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3393516. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.647°N, 73.515°W.
Population
In 1881, Pointe aux Trembles had a population of 1,063: 519 male and 544 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,362 |
| 1871 | 1,053 |
| 1881 | 1,063 |
| 1891 | 876 |
| 1901 | 1,291 |
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 1,063 total population, 544 females, 519 males, 338 married persons, 212 families, 170 married females, 168 married males, 43 widowed persons, 29 widowed females, 14 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 682 single persons under 18, 345 single females under 18, 337 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 189 inhabited houses, 189 occupied houses, 18 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 49,700 bushels of potatoes, 32,855 bushels of oats, 7,163 bushels of peas and beans, 3,851 bushels of other root crops, 3,456 tons of hay, 3,336 bushels of barley, 2,724 bushels of buckwheat, 2,132 bushels of corn, 2,026 acres of hay crops, 1,015 bushels of spring wheat, 376 acres of potatoes, 205 bushels of turnips, 137 acres of wheat, 128 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 2 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,063 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:
QC091016— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC163004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3393516
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointe-aux-Trembles
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointe-aux-Trembles
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-qc091016-1881/.