Rigaud, Quebec (1881 census)
Rigaud was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,826. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3431913. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.470°N, 74.336°W.
Population
In 1881, Rigaud had a population of 2,826: 1,464 male and 1,362 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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Très St. Sacrement, 1891 (20.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Rigaud, 1891 (73.6% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Pointe Fortune, Village, 1891 (6.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Rigaud 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 2,826 total population, 1,464 males, 1,362 females, 851 married persons, 495 families, 428 married males, 423 married females, 100 widowed persons, 58 widowed females, 42 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,875 single persons under 18, 994 single males under 18, 881 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 447 inhabited houses, 447 occupied houses, 15 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 74,734 bushels of oats, 68,157 bushels of peas and beans, 45,028 bushels of potatoes, 15,547 bushels of spring wheat, 6,166 bushels of corn, 6,093 bushels of buckwheat, 4,971 bushels of barley, 3,433 acres of hay crops, 2,656 tons of hay, 2,418 bushels of other root crops, 1,591 acres of wheat, 798 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 575 bushels of turnips, 315 acres of potatoes, 185 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,827 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:
QC075002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC075002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3431913
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigaud,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rigaud_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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). "Rigaud, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/rigaud-qc075002-1881/.