Ripon, Quebec (1881 census)
Ripon was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,602. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138732141. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.795°N, 75.147°W.
Population
In 1881, Ripon had a population of 1,602: 795 male and 807 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 609 |
| 1871 | 1,409 |
| 1881 | 1,602 |
| 1891 | 1,557 |
| 1901 | 1,827 |
| 1911 | 1,820 |
| 1921 | 1,582 |
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, Ripon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,602 total population, 807 females, 795 males, 463 married persons, 243 families, 232 married males, 231 married females, 39 widowed persons, 24 widowed females, 15 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,100 single persons under 18, 552 single females under 18, 548 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 237 inhabited houses, 237 occupied houses, 7 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 35,565 bushels of oats, 11,502 bushels of potatoes, 7,599 bushels of buckwheat, 3,421 bushels of peas and beans, 3,069 bushels of corn, 2,399 bushels of spring wheat, 1,593 acres of hay crops, 1,510 bushels of barley, 1,180 tons of hay, 1,050 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 707 bushels of rye, 680 bushels of turnips, 358 acres of wheat, 239 bushels of other root crops, 127 acres of potatoes, 30 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,602 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:
QC097018— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC062045— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q138732141
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). "Ripon, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ripon-qc097018-1881/.