Tadoussac, VL, Quebec (1881 census)
Tadoussac, VL was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,542. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63244626. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.166°N, 69.894°W.
Population
In 1881, Tadoussac, VL had a population of 1,542: 800 male and 742 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 765 |
| 1881 | 1,542 |
| 1891 | 2,440 |
| 1901 | 511 |
| 1911 | 611 |
| 1921 | 470 |
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, Tadoussac, VL shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,542 total population, 800 males, 742 females, 482 married persons, 241 married females, 241 married males, 209 families, 40 widowed persons, 21 widowed females, 19 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,020 single persons under 18, 540 single males under 18, 480 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 206 inhabited houses, 206 occupied houses, 27 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 14,287 bushels of potatoes, 7,368 bushels of oats, 3,625 bushels of spring wheat, 3,324 bushels of barley, 2,061 bushels of rye, 1,896 bushels of peas and beans, 688 tons of hay, 573 acres of wheat, 544 acres of hay crops, 370 bushels of turnips, 363 bushels of buckwheat, 106 acres of potatoes, 13 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 4,201 gallons of fish oil, 548 fathoms of fishing nets, 46 men on fishing vessels, 23 barrels of salmon, 23 fishing vessels, 17 barrels of herring or alewives, 17 men on fishing boats, 16 quintals of fascines fish, 9 fishing boats, 3 barrels of trout, 2 barrels of eels, 2 barrels of halibut, 1 barrels of mackerel. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.) The 1881 enumerator also recorded 3 barrels of sardines — single-county tallies of limited cross-year comparability.
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,542 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:
QC076001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC086010— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63244626
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). "Tadoussac, VL, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/tadoussac-vl-qc076001-1881/.