Tracadièche, Quebec (1881 census)
Tracadièche was a census subdivision in Bonaventure County, Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 67. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.106°N, 66.116°W.
Population
In 1881, Tracadièche had a population of 67. Population density was 66.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 71 |
| 1881 | 67 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Carleton, 1891 (1.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Tracadièche shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 68 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 15 |
| Number of families | 15 |
| Number of females | 24 |
| Number of males | 43 |
| Number of married females | 8 |
| Number of married males | 8 |
| Number of married persons | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 2 |
| POP TOT | 67 |
| Total population | 67 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 16 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 33 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 49 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 11 |
| Number of occupied houses | 15 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 38 |
| Acres of potatoes | 5 |
| Acres of wheat | 4 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 141 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 87 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 32 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 10 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 663 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 63 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 36 |
| BWT BU | 141 |
| HAY AC | 38 |
| HAY TONS | 49 |
| OAT BU | 87 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 10 |
| POT AC | 5 |
| POT BU | 663 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 49 |
| WHT AC | 4 |
| WHT SP BU | 63 |
Fisheries (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Barrels of salmon produced in the past year | 16 |
| Barrels of trout produced in the past year | 10 |
| Fathoms of fishing nets | 115 |
| Number of fishing boats | 10 |
| Number of men on fishing boats | 16 |
| Pounds of lobster canned in the past year | 10,000 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BOAT MEN Q | 16 |
| BOATS FOR FISH | 10 |
| C UNMD F | 16 |
| C UNMD M | 33 |
| C UNMD TOT | 49 |
| CD NAME | Bonaventure |
| D OCC | 15 |
| FEMALE | 24 |
| H INHAB | 11 |
| H UNINH | 3 |
| LOB XC P | 10,000 |
| MALE | 43 |
| MD F | 8 |
| MD M | 8 |
| MD TOT | 16 |
| NET XX F | 115 |
| NUMBER CD | 38 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 32 |
| SHAN | 4 |
| SLM XB Q | 16 |
| TRT XB Q | 10 |
| TUR BU | 36 |
| WID M | 2 |
| WID TOT | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC038017— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC038017— 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). "Tracadièche, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/tracadi-che-qc038017-1881/.