Pointe Claire, Quebec (1881 census)
Pointe Claire was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 890. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142271. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.452°N, 73.831°W.
Population
In 1881, Pointe Claire had a population of 890: 457 male and 433 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,011 |
| 1881 | 890 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Joachim de la Pointe Claire, 1891 (87.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Pointe Claire 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 890 total population, 457 males, 433 females, 262 married persons, 137 families, 131 married females, 131 married males, 26 widowed persons, 17 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 602 single persons under 18, 317 single males under 18, 285 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 134 inhabited houses, 134 occupied houses, 10 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 37,424 bushels of potatoes, 34,309 bushels of oats, 17,071 bushels of peas and beans, 7,851 bushels of barley, 5,089 bushels of buckwheat, 3,308 bushels of spring wheat, 2,327 tons of hay, 1,984 bushels of corn, 1,775 bushels of other root crops, 1,294 bushels of turnips, 1,157 acres of hay crops, 297 acres of potatoes, 280 acres of wheat, 186 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 7 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 890 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:
QC092004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC092004_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142271
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointe-Claire
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointe-Claire
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 Claire, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/pointe-claire-qc092004-1881/.