Rivière Ouelle, Quebec (1881 census)
Rivière Ouelle was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,060. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3433574. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.447°N, 69.992°W.
Population
In 1881, Rivière Ouelle had a population of 2,060: 1,009 male and 1,051 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,505 |
| 1861 | 2,081 |
| 1871 | 2,016 |
| 1881 | 2,060 |
| 1891 | 1,972 |
| 1901 | 1,608 |
| 1911 | 1,608 |
| 1921 | 1,405 |
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, Rivière Ouelle 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 2,060 total population, 1,051 females, 1,009 males, 572 married persons, 360 families, 286 married females, 286 married males, 81 widowed persons, 54 widowed females, 27 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,407 single persons under 18, 711 single females under 18, 696 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 286 inhabited houses, 286 occupied houses, 10 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 34,621 bushels of oats, 27,287 bushels of potatoes, 9,540 bushels of spring wheat, 2,785 bushels of barley, 1,810 tons of hay, 1,377 bushels of peas and beans, 1,319 acres of hay crops, 1,317 bushels of rye, 975 acres of wheat, 262 bushels of turnips, 155 acres of potatoes, 115 bushels of other root crops, 39 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 17 bushels of buckwheat, 16 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 9 people connected to this place who were alive in 1881, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Jean-Charles Chapais | 1811–1885 | born here |
| Victor Hudon | 1812–1897 | born here |
| Luc Letellier de Saint-Just | 1820–1881 | born and died here |
| Henri-Raymond Casgrain | 1831–1904 | born here |
| Horace Bélanger | 1836–1892 | born here |
| Charles-Alphonse-Pantaléon Pelletier | 1837–1911 | born here |
| Arthur Bouchard | 1845–1896 | born here |
| Charles-Antoine-Ernest Gagnon | 1846–1901 | born here |
| Jean-Marie-Joseph-Pantaléon Pelletier | 1860–1924 | born here |
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,060 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:
QC042003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC061002_1911— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3433574
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivi%C3%A8re-Ouelle
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivi%C3%A8re-Ouelle
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). "Rivière Ouelle, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/rivi-re-ouelle-qc042003-1881/.