Quyon (Village), Onslow S, Quebec (1881 census)
Quyon (Village), Onslow S was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,332. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.548°N, 76.217°W.
Population
In 1881, Quyon (Village), Onslow S had a population of 1,332: 693 male and 639 female residents.
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Onslow, Aldfield, 1871 (28.5% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Quyon, Village, 1891 (5.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Onslow S, 1891 (94.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Quyon (Village), Onslow S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,332 total population, 693 males, 639 females, 441 married persons, 247 families, 222 married males, 219 married females, 40 widowed persons, 27 widowed females, 13 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 851 single persons under 18, 458 single males under 18, 393 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 247 inhabited houses, 247 occupied houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 27,066 bushels of oats, 17,736 bushels of potatoes, 11,345 bushels of peas and beans, 5,079 bushels of spring wheat, 4,160 bushels of turnips, 1,510 bushels of rye, 1,279 bushels of buckwheat, 1,278 tons of hay, 1,270 acres of hay crops, 1,100 bushels of other root crops, 935 bushels of corn, 820 bushels of winter wheat, 760 acres of wheat, 750 bushels of barley, 143 acres of potatoes, 10 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,332 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:
QC098001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC098001— 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). "Quyon (Village), Onslow S, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/quyon-village-onslow-s-qc098001-1881/.