Port Daniel, Quebec (1881 census)
Port Daniel was a census subdivision in Bonaventure County, Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,670. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.223°N, 64.974°W.
Population
In 1881, Port Daniel had a population of 1,670: 880 male and 790 female residents. Population density was 13.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 826 |
| 1861 | 1,155 |
| 1871 | 1,370 |
| 1881 | 1,670 |
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 Port Daniel W-O, 1891 (51.9% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Port Daniel E, 1891 (48.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Port Daniel shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 100 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 263 |
| Number of families | 263 |
| Number of females | 790 |
| Number of males | 880 |
| Number of married females | 232 |
| Number of married males | 232 |
| Number of married persons | 464 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 64 |
| POP TOT | 1,670 |
| Total population | 1,670 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 519 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 623 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,142 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 22 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 228 |
| Number of occupied houses | 229 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 23 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 844 |
| Acres of potatoes | 241 |
| Acres of wheat | 102 |
| BAR BU | 3,293 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 3,293 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 124 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 13 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 19,362 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,543 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 85 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 64,925 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 11 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,789 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 13,050 |
| BWT BU | 124 |
| CRN BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 844 |
| HAY TONS | 1,325 |
| OAT BU | 19,362 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 85 |
| POT AC | 241 |
| POT BU | 64,925 |
| RYE BU | 11 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,325 |
| WHT AC | 102 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,789 |
Fisheries (16 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of gaspareaux produced in the past year | 16 |
| Barrels of halibut produced in the past year | 4 |
| Barrels of herring or alewives produced in the past year | 3,161 |
| Barrels of mackerel produced in the past year | 163 |
| Barrels of other fish produced in the past year | 2,322 |
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 100 |
| Barrels of sardines produced in the past year | 21 |
| Barrels of shad produced in the past year | 5 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 9,756 |
| Gallons of fish oil produced in the past year | 2,782 |
| Number of fishing boats | 314 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 419 |
| Number of shoremen | 3 |
| Pounds of lobster canned in the past year | 1,200 |
| Quintals of cod produced in the past year | 4,982 |
| Quintals of haddock, hake, or pollock produced in the past year | 23 |
Other recorded variables (37 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BBL HERR OR ALE | 3,161 |
| BOAT MEN Q | 419 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 314 |
| C UNMD F | 519 |
| C UNMD M | 623 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,142 |
| CD NAME | Bonaventure |
| COD DX K | 4,982 |
| D OCC | 229 |
| FEMALE | 790 |
| GAL FISH OIL | 2,782 |
| GRA BU | 13 |
| GSP XB Q | 16 |
| H CON | 22 |
| H INHAB | 228 |
| H UNINH | 23 |
| HAD DX K | 23 |
| HAL XB Q | 4 |
| LOB XC P | 1,200 |
| MALE | 880 |
| MCK XB Q | 163 |
| MD F | 232 |
| MD M | 232 |
| MD TOT | 464 |
| NET XX F | 9,756 |
| NUMBER CD | 38 |
| OTHFISH XB Q | 2,322 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,543 |
| SAR XB Q | 21 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| SHD XB Q | 5 |
| SHOREMEN XX Q | 3 |
| SLM XB Q | 100 |
| TUR BU | 13,050 |
| WID F | 39 |
| WID M | 25 |
| WID TOT | 64 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC038001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC038001— 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). "Port Daniel, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/port-daniel-qc038001-1881/.