St. Henri de Mascouche, Quebec (1881 census)
St. Henri de Mascouche was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,177. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.769°N, 73.627°W.
Population
In 1881, St. Henri de Mascouche had a population of 2,177: 1,051 male and 1,126 female residents. Population density was 43.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 2,177 |
| 1891 | 2,081 |
| 1901 | 2,027 |
| 1911 | 1,889 |
| 1921 | 1,926 |
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. Henri de Mascouche shared boundaries with:
- Lachenaie
- L’Epiphanie
- St. Lin
- St. Paul l'Ermite
- St. Roch
- Ste. Anne des Plaines
- Terrebonne, Town—Ville
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 453 |
| Number of families | 453 |
| Number of females | 1,126 |
| Number of males | 1,051 |
| Number of married females | 384 |
| Number of married males | 378 |
| Number of married persons | 762 |
| Number of widowed females | 57 |
| Number of widowed males | 35 |
| Number of widowed persons | 92 |
| POP TOT | 2,177 |
| Total population | 2,177 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 685 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 638 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,323 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 416 |
| Number of occupied houses | 416 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 35 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,456 |
| Acres of potatoes | 390 |
| Acres of wheat | 384 |
| BAR BU | 1,475 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,475 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 4,686 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 640 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 2,359 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 66,478 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 2,735 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 17,823 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 56,504 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 314 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 2,136 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 603 |
| BWT BU | 4,686 |
| CRN BU | 2,359 |
| HAY AC | 2,456 |
| HAY TONS | 3,980 |
| OAT BU | 66,478 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 17,823 |
| POT AC | 390 |
| POT BU | 56,504 |
| RYE BU | 314 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 3,980 |
| WHT AC | 384 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,136 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 685 |
| C UNMD M | 638 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,323 |
| D OCC | 416 |
| FEMALE | 1,126 |
| GRA BU | 640 |
| H INHAB | 416 |
| H UNINH | 35 |
| MALE | 1,051 |
| MD F | 384 |
| MD M | 378 |
| MD TOT | 762 |
| NUMBER CD | 88 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 2,735 |
| TUR BU | 603 |
| WID F | 57 |
| WID M | 35 |
| WID TOT | 92 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC088002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC065006_1881— 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). "St. Henri de Mascouche, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-henri-de-mascouche-qc088002-1881/.