Varennes, Village, Quebec (1881 census)
Varennes, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 612. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142014. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.685°N, 73.440°W.
Population
In 1881, Varennes, Village had a population of 612: 264 male and 348 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 561 |
| 1881 | 612 |
| 1891 | 802 |
| 1901 | 775 |
| 1911 | 820 |
| 1921 | 802 |
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, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 61 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 134 |
| Number of families | 134 |
| Number of females | 348 |
| Number of males | 264 |
| Number of married females | 90 |
| Number of married males | 90 |
| Number of married persons | 180 |
| Number of widowed females | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 19 |
| Number of widowed persons | 47 |
| POP TOT | 612 |
| Total population | 612 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 230 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 155 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 385 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 96 |
| Number of occupied houses | 96 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,130 |
| Acres of potatoes | 9 |
| Acres of wheat | 1 |
| BAR BU | 122 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 122 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 256 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 82 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 220 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,580 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 672 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,144 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 2,332 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 35 |
| BWT BU | 256 |
| CRN BU | 220 |
| HAY AC | 1,130 |
| HAY TONS | 1,194 |
| OAT BU | 2,580 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,144 |
| POT AC | 9 |
| POT BU | 2,332 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,194 |
| WHT AC | 1 |
| WHT SP BU | 7 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 230 |
| C UNMD M | 155 |
| C UNMD TOT | 385 |
| D OCC | 96 |
| FEMALE | 348 |
| GRA BU | 82 |
| H INHAB | 96 |
| H UNINH | 7 |
| MALE | 264 |
| MD F | 90 |
| MD M | 90 |
| MD TOT | 180 |
| NUMBER CD | 66 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 672 |
| TUR BU | 35 |
| WID F | 28 |
| WID M | 19 |
| WID TOT | 47 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC066001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC098012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142014
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, Village, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/varennes-village-qc066001-1881/.