Unorganized Territory, Quebec (1881 census)
Unorganized Territory was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 228. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.784°N, 75.989°W.
Population
In 1881, Unorganized Territory had a population of 228: 117 male and 111 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 NO DATA, 1871 (0.0% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Unorganized Territory, 1891 (0.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD became part of NO DATA, 1891 (0.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Unorganized Territory shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 27 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 228 total population, 117 males, 111 females, 70 married persons, 50 families, 35 married females, 35 married males, 10 widowed persons, 6 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 148 single persons under 18, 78 single males under 18, 70 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 14 inhabited houses, 14 occupied houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 1,275 bushels of oats, 832 bushels of potatoes, 218 bushels of buckwheat, 218 bushels of turnips, 26 bushels of spring wheat, 25 acres of hay crops, 24 tons of hay, 22 bushels of peas and beans, 9 bushels of corn, 8 acres of potatoes, 8 bushels of barley, 3 acres of wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 228 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:
QC084009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC084009— 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-qc084009-1881/.