St. Gabriel de Valcartier, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Gabriel de Valcartier was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 592. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3462213. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.949°N, 71.465°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Gabriel de Valcartier had a population of 592: 303 male and 289 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 592 |
| 1891 | 504 |
| 1901 | 452 |
| 1911 | 470 |
| 1921 | 287 |
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, St. Gabriel de Valcartier shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 592 total population, 303 males, 289 females, 143 married persons, 103 families, 73 married males, 70 married females, 30 widowed persons, 20 widowed females, 10 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 419 single persons under 18, 220 single males under 18, 199 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 102 inhabited houses, 102 occupied houses, 20 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 40,571 bushels of potatoes, 38,372 bushels of oats, 2,106 bushels of turnips, 1,101 acres of hay crops, 790 tons of hay, 428 bushels of buckwheat, 301 acres of potatoes, 252 bushels of spring wheat, 131 bushels of barley, 49 bushels of other root crops, 23 acres of wheat, 22 bushels of peas and beans, 9 bushels of corn, 8 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 593 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:
QC080005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC081011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3462213
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier
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). "St. Gabriel de Valcartier, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-gabriel-de-valcartier-qc080005-1881/.