Unorganized Territory, Quebec (1881 census)
Unorganized Territory was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,550. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.201°N, 79.268°W.
Population
In 1881, Unorganized Territory had a population of 1,550: 813 male and 737 female residents. Population density was 5.6 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 Kipaoua, 1871 (34.0% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Victoria, 1871 (0.1% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Temiscamang, E, 1871 (4.0% share).
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 69 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 361 |
| Number of families | 361 |
| Number of females | 737 |
| Number of males | 813 |
| Number of married females | 258 |
| Number of married males | 269 |
| Number of married persons | 527 |
| Number of widowed females | 43 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 56 |
| POP TOT | 1,550 |
| Total population | 1,550 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 436 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 531 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 967 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 51 |
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 192 |
| Number of occupied houses | 243 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (29 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 4,775 |
| Acres of potatoes | 304 |
| Acres of wheat | 49 |
| BAR BU | 69 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 69 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 155 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 98 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 36,813 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 201 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 2,362 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 39,536 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 145 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 921 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 12,239 |
| Bushels of winter wheat produced in the past year | 31 |
| BWT BU | 155 |
| CRN BU | 98 |
| HAY AC | 4,775 |
| HAY TONS | 2,973 |
| OAT BU | 36,813 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 2,362 |
| POT AC | 304 |
| POT BU | 39,536 |
| RYE BU | 145 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,973 |
| WHT AC | 49 |
| WHT SP BU | 921 |
| WHT WTR BU | 31 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 436 |
| C UNMD M | 531 |
| C UNMD TOT | 967 |
| D OCC | 243 |
| FEMALE | 737 |
| GRA BU | 1 |
| H CON | 5 |
| H INHAB | 192 |
| H UNINH | 6 |
| MALE | 813 |
| MD F | 258 |
| MD M | 269 |
| MD TOT | 527 |
| NUMBER CD | 98 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 201 |
| SHAN | 51 |
| TUR BU | 12,239 |
| WID F | 43 |
| WID M | 13 |
| WID TOT | 56 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC098019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC098019— 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-qc098019-1881/.