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. Population density was 25.3 people per square mile.
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 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 247 |
| Number of families | 247 |
| Number of females | 639 |
| Number of males | 693 |
| Number of married females | 219 |
| Number of married males | 222 |
| Number of married persons | 441 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 40 |
| POP TOT | 1,332 |
| Total population | 1,332 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 393 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 458 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 851 |
Buildings & housing (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 247 |
| Number of occupied houses | 247 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,270 |
| Acres of potatoes | 143 |
| Acres of wheat | 760 |
| BAR BU | 750 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 750 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,279 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 935 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 27,066 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 1,100 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 11,345 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 17,736 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,510 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 5,079 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 4,160 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 820 |
| BWT BU | 1,279 |
| CRN BU | 935 |
| HAY AC | 1,270 |
| HAY TONS | 1,278 |
| OAT BU | 27,066 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 11,345 |
| POT AC | 143 |
| POT BU | 17,736 |
| RYE BU | 1,510 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,278 |
| WHT AC | 760 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,079 |
| WHT WTR BU | 820 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 393 |
| C UNMD M | 458 |
| C UNMD TOT | 851 |
| D OCC | 247 |
| FEMALE | 639 |
| GRA BU | 10 |
| H INHAB | 247 |
| MALE | 693 |
| MD F | 219 |
| MD M | 222 |
| MD TOT | 441 |
| NUMBER CD | 98 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 1,100 |
| TUR BU | 4,160 |
| WID F | 27 |
| WID M | 13 |
| WID TOT | 40 |
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/.