Rivière Rouge, Quebec (1881 census)
Rivière Rouge was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 939. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.237°N, 74.771°W.
Population
In 1881, Rivière Rouge had a population of 939: 490 male and 449 female residents. Population density was 2.7 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 Rouge, N, 1871 (85.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Amherst, 1891 (21.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Clyde & Joly, 1891 (41.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Marchand, 1891 (36.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Rivière Rouge shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 169 |
| Number of families | 169 |
| Number of females | 449 |
| Number of males | 490 |
| Number of married females | 153 |
| Number of married males | 157 |
| Number of married persons | 310 |
| Number of widowed females | 8 |
| Number of widowed males | 4 |
| Number of widowed persons | 12 |
| POP TOT | 939 |
| Total population | 939 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 288 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 329 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 617 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 6 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 158 |
| Number of occupied houses | 158 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 631 |
| Acres of potatoes | 85 |
| Acres of wheat | 30 |
| BAR BU | 1,576 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,576 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 7,866 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 53 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 437 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 13,528 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 326 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 545 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,336 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 25 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 269 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 10,159 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 22 |
| BWT BU | 7,866 |
| CRN BU | 437 |
| HAY AC | 631 |
| HAY TONS | 559 |
| OAT BU | 13,528 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 545 |
| POT AC | 85 |
| POT BU | 8,336 |
| RYE BU | 25 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 559 |
| WHT AC | 30 |
| WHT SP BU | 269 |
| WHT WTR BU | 22 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 288 |
| C UNMD M | 329 |
| C UNMD TOT | 617 |
| D OCC | 158 |
| FEMALE | 449 |
| GRA BU | 53 |
| H CON | 6 |
| H INHAB | 158 |
| MALE | 490 |
| MD F | 153 |
| MD M | 157 |
| MD TOT | 310 |
| NUMBER CD | 97 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 326 |
| TUR BU | 10,159 |
| WID F | 8 |
| WID M | 4 |
| WID TOT | 12 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC097022— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC097022— 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). "Rivière Rouge, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/rivi-re-rouge-qc097022-1881/.