Pointe du Lac, Quebec (1881 census)
Pointe du Lac was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,607. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3393527. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.316°N, 72.704°W.
Population
In 1881, Pointe du Lac had a population of 1,607: 809 male and 798 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,602 |
| 1861 | 1,649 |
| 1871 | 1,467 |
| 1881 | 1,607 |
| 1891 | 1,366 |
| 1901 | 1,337 |
| 1911 | 1,316 |
| 1921 | 1,400 |
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 du Lac shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,607 total population, 809 males, 798 females, 507 married persons, 271 families, 254 married females, 253 married males, 57 widowed persons, 32 widowed females, 25 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,043 single persons under 18, 531 single males under 18, 512 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 235 inhabited houses, 235 occupied houses, 5 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 36,202 bushels of oats, 15,609 bushels of potatoes, 7,286 bushels of buckwheat, 2,307 bushels of corn, 1,708 tons of hay, 1,577 bushels of peas and beans, 1,035 bushels of barley, 1,027 acres of hay crops, 930 bushels of spring wheat, 457 bushels of other root crops, 269 bushels of turnips, 248 bushels of rye, 164 acres of potatoes, 139 acres of wheat, 18 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oscar Dufresne | 1875–1936 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,607 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:
QC084002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC093003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3393527
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointe-du-Lac
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointe-du-Lac
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 du Lac, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/pointe-du-lac-qc084002-1881/.