Templeton W-O, Quebec (1881 census)
Templeton W-O was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,158. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.581°N, 75.678°W.
Population
In 1881, Templeton W-O had a population of 1,158: 621 male and 537 female residents.
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 Templeton, VL, 1871 (46.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Templeton, VL, 1891 (48.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Templeton W-O 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 1,158 total population, 621 males, 537 females, 334 married persons, 205 families, 170 married males, 164 married females, 27 widowed persons, 16 widowed females, 11 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 797 single persons under 18, 440 single males under 18, 357 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 202 inhabited houses, 202 occupied houses, 8 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 36,204 bushels of oats, 17,633 bushels of potatoes, 8,681 bushels of peas and beans, 4,645 bushels of turnips, 4,214 bushels of spring wheat, 3,475 tons of hay, 3,282 acres of hay crops, 2,424 bushels of buckwheat, 1,310 bushels of other root crops, 615 acres of wheat, 609 bushels of corn, 225 bushels of barley, 170 acres of potatoes, 79 bushels of rye, 46 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 40 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,158 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:
QC097030— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC097030— 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). "Templeton W-O, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/templeton-w-o-qc097030-1881/.