Varennes, Quebec (1881 census)
Varennes was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,789. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142014. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.680°N, 73.395°W.
Population
In 1881, Varennes had a population of 1,789: 889 male and 900 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,952 |
| 1881 | 1,789 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Varennes shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 31 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,789 total population, 900 females, 889 males, 588 married persons, 318 families, 296 married females, 292 married males, 56 widowed persons, 30 widowed males, 26 widowed females. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,145 single persons under 18, 578 single females under 18, 567 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 297 inhabited houses, 297 occupied houses, 27 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 114,810 bushels of oats, 33,500 bushels of peas and beans, 19,531 bushels of potatoes, 15,238 bushels of barley, 7,275 tons of hay, 5,352 acres of hay crops, 4,453 bushels of corn, 2,212 bushels of spring wheat, 1,300 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 954 bushels of other root crops, 841 bushels of buckwheat, 351 acres of wheat, 338 bushels of turnips, 139 acres of potatoes, 39 bushels of rye. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,789 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:
QC066002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC066002_1871— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142014
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varennes,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varennes_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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). "Varennes, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/varennes-qc066002-1881/.