Princeville, Village, Quebec (1881 census)
Princeville, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 699. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.169°N, 71.879°W.
Population
In 1881, Princeville, Village had a population of 699: 340 male and 359 female residents. Population density was 653.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 511 |
| 1881 | 699 |
| 1891 | 837 |
| 1901 | 742 |
| 1911 | 752 |
| 1921 | 869 |
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, Princeville, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 125 |
| Number of families | 125 |
| Number of females | 359 |
| Number of males | 340 |
| Number of married females | 112 |
| Number of married males | 110 |
| Number of married persons | 222 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 27 |
| POP TOT | 699 |
| Total population | 699 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 232 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 218 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 450 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 108 |
| Number of occupied houses | 108 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 312 |
| Acres of potatoes | 29 |
| Acres of wheat | 42 |
| BAR BU | 157 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 157 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 206 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 123 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 3,385 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 438 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 165 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,304 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 476 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 61 |
| BWT BU | 206 |
| CRN BU | 123 |
| HAY AC | 312 |
| HAY TONS | 395 |
| OAT BU | 3,385 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 165 |
| POT AC | 29 |
| POT BU | 2,304 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 395 |
| WHT AC | 42 |
| WHT SP BU | 476 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 232 |
| C UNMD M | 218 |
| C UNMD TOT | 450 |
| D OCC | 108 |
| FEMALE | 359 |
| GRA BU | 4 |
| H INHAB | 108 |
| H UNINH | 20 |
| MALE | 340 |
| MD F | 112 |
| MD M | 110 |
| MD TOT | 222 |
| NUMBER CD | 52 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 438 |
| TUR BU | 61 |
| WID F | 15 |
| WID M | 12 |
| WID TOT | 27 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC052015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC038024— 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). "Princeville, Village, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/princeville-village-qc052015-1881/.