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 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 density was 25.4 people per square mile.
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 67 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 243 |
| Number of families | 243 |
| Number of females | 807 |
| Number of males | 795 |
| Number of married females | 231 |
| Number of married males | 232 |
| Number of married persons | 463 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 39 |
| POP TOT | 1,602 |
| Total population | 1,602 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 552 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 548 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,100 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 237 |
| Number of occupied houses | 237 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,593 |
| Acres of potatoes | 127 |
| Acres of wheat | 358 |
| BAR BU | 1,510 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,510 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7,599 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1,050 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,069 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 35,565 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 239 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 3,421 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 11,502 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 707 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,399 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 680 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 30 |
| BWT BU | 7,599 |
| CRN BU | 3,069 |
| HAY AC | 1,593 |
| HAY TONS | 1,180 |
| OAT BU | 35,565 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 3,421 |
| POT AC | 127 |
| POT BU | 11,502 |
| RYE BU | 707 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,180 |
| WHT AC | 358 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,399 |
| WHT WTR BU | 30 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 552 |
| C UNMD M | 548 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,100 |
| D OCC | 237 |
| FEMALE | 807 |
| GRA BU | 1,050 |
| H CON | 2 |
| H INHAB | 237 |
| H UNINH | 7 |
| MALE | 795 |
| MD F | 231 |
| MD M | 232 |
| MD TOT | 463 |
| NUMBER CD | 97 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 239 |
| TUR BU | 680 |
| WID F | 24 |
| WID M | 15 |
| WID TOT | 39 |
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: 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). "Ripon, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ripon-qc097018-1881/.