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 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 density was 49.5 people per square mile.
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 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 137 |
| Number of families | 137 |
| Number of females | 433 |
| Number of males | 457 |
| Number of married females | 131 |
| Number of married males | 131 |
| Number of married persons | 262 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 26 |
| POP TOT | 890 |
| Total population | 890 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 285 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 317 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 602 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 134 |
| Number of occupied houses | 134 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,157 |
| Acres of potatoes | 297 |
| Acres of wheat | 280 |
| BAR BU | 7,851 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 7,851 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 5,089 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 186 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1,984 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 34,309 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,775 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 17,071 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 37,424 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 3,308 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 1,294 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 7 |
| BWT BU | 5,089 |
| CRN BU | 1,984 |
| HAY AC | 1,157 |
| HAY TONS | 2,327 |
| OAT BU | 34,309 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 17,071 |
| POT AC | 297 |
| POT BU | 37,424 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,327 |
| WHT AC | 280 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,308 |
| WHT WTR BU | 7 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 285 |
| C UNMD M | 317 |
| C UNMD TOT | 602 |
| D OCC | 134 |
| FEMALE | 433 |
| GRA BU | 186 |
| H INHAB | 134 |
| H UNINH | 10 |
| MALE | 457 |
| MD F | 131 |
| MD M | 131 |
| MD TOT | 262 |
| NUMBER CD | 92 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,775 |
| TUR BU | 1,294 |
| WID F | 17 |
| WID M | 9 |
| WID TOT | 26 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC092004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC092004_1871_1881— 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). "Pointe Claire, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/pointe-claire-qc092004-1881/.