Unorganized Territory, Quebec (1881 census)
Unorganized Territory was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 510. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.682°N, 75.923°W.
Population
In 1881, Unorganized Territory had a population of 510: 278 male and 232 female residents. Population density was 1.9 people per square mile.
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 Baskatong, 1871 (31.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Unorganized Territory shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 65 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 127 |
| Number of families | 127 |
| Number of females | 232 |
| Number of males | 278 |
| Number of married females | 76 |
| Number of married males | 80 |
| Number of married persons | 156 |
| Number of widowed females | 27 |
| Number of widowed males | 14 |
| Number of widowed persons | 41 |
| POP TOT | 510 |
| Total population | 510 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 129 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 184 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 313 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 58 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 55 |
| Number of occupied houses | 113 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 405 |
| Acres of potatoes | 61 |
| Acres of wheat | 15 |
| BAR BU | 165 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 165 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 86 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 11,493 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 209 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 219 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,858 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 129 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 5,005 |
| BWT BU | 86 |
| CRN BU | 12 |
| HAY AC | 405 |
| HAY TONS | 412 |
| OAT BU | 11,493 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 219 |
| POT AC | 61 |
| POT BU | 6,858 |
| RYE BU | 2 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 412 |
| WHT AC | 15 |
| WHT SP BU | 129 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 129 |
| C UNMD M | 184 |
| C UNMD TOT | 313 |
| D OCC | 113 |
| FEMALE | 232 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 55 |
| MALE | 278 |
| MD F | 76 |
| MD M | 80 |
| MD TOT | 156 |
| NUMBER CD | 97 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 209 |
| SHAN | 58 |
| TUR BU | 5,005 |
| WID F | 27 |
| WID M | 14 |
| WID TOT | 41 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC097045— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC097045— 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-qc097045-1881/.