Pointe Claire, Village, Quebec (1881 census)
Pointe Claire, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 443. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142271. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.433°N, 73.828°W.
Population
In 1881, Pointe Claire, Village had a population of 443: 206 male and 237 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 461 |
| 1881 | 443 |
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 became part of St. Joachim de la Pointe Claire, Village, 1891 (18.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Pointe Claire, Village 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 443 total population, 237 females, 206 males, 140 married persons, 89 families, 70 married females, 70 married males, 29 widowed persons, 22 widowed females, 7 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 274 single persons under 18, 145 single females under 18, 129 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 82 inhabited houses, 82 occupied houses, 7 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 2,693 bushels of oats, 1,751 bushels of potatoes, 799 bushels of peas and beans, 231 bushels of barley, 154 bushels of corn, 129 bushels of spring wheat, 82 bushels of buckwheat, 54 bushels of rye, 41 tons of hay, 19 acres of potatoes, 17 acres of hay crops, 9 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 443 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:
QC092003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC092003— 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, Village, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/pointe-claire-village-qc092003-1881/.