Unorganized Territory, Quebec (1881 census)
Unorganized Territory was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,416. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.230°N, 68.075°W.
Population
In 1881, Unorganized Territory had a population of 1,416: 709 male and 707 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 contained Sauvages Betsiamites, 1871 (58.1% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Sauvages des Sept Isles, 1871 (0.3% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Sauvages de Mingan, 1871 (3.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Unorganized Territory shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,416 total population, 709 males, 707 females, 538 married persons, 326 families, 269 married females, 269 married males, 85 widowed persons, 65 widowed females, 20 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 793 single persons under 18, 420 single males under 18, 373 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 272 inhabited houses, 272 occupied houses, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 717 bushels of potatoes, 376 bushels of spring wheat, 136 bushels of peas and beans, 77 bushels of oats, 42 acres of wheat, 39 acres of hay crops, 32 bushels of buckwheat, 32 tons of hay, 26 bushels of barley, 22 bushels of rye, 14 acres of potatoes, 1 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Fisheries (1881). This community's record includes 5,599 fathoms of fishing nets, 1,248 barrels of other fish, 10 barrels of salmon, 4 barrels of trout. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T27.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,417 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:
QC076032— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC076032— 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). "Unorganized Territory, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/unorganized-territory-qc076032-1881/.