Vaudreuil, Quebec (1881 census)
Vaudreuil was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,857. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912599. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.413°N, 74.093°W.
Population
In 1881, Vaudreuil had a population of 1,857: 951 male and 906 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,369 |
| 1861 | 3,239 |
| 1871 | 2,848 |
| 1881 | 1,857 |
| 1891 | 1,563 |
| 1901 | 1,022 |
| 1911 | 1,285 |
| 1921 | 1,112 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 Vaudreuil, 1871 (58.8% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Vaudreuil, 1891 (94.8% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Como, Village, 1891 (5.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Vaudreuil 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 | 359 |
| Number of families | 359 |
| Number of females | 906 |
| Number of males | 951 |
| Number of married females | 300 |
| Number of married males | 303 |
| Number of married persons | 603 |
| Number of widowed females | 42 |
| Number of widowed males | 28 |
| Number of widowed persons | 70 |
| POP TOT | 1,857 |
| Total population | 1,857 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 564 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 620 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,184 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 306 |
| Number of occupied houses | 306 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 59 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 2,443 |
| Acres of potatoes | 227 |
| Acres of wheat | 989 |
| BAR BU | 14,031 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 14,031 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 2,386 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 4,926 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 3,011 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 53,153 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 3,532 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 53,594 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 23,367 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 1,171 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 7,792 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 804 |
| BWT BU | 2,386 |
| CRN BU | 3,011 |
| HAY AC | 2,443 |
| HAY TONS | 2,240 |
| OAT BU | 53,153 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 53,594 |
| POT AC | 227 |
| POT BU | 23,367 |
| RYE BU | 1,171 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,240 |
| WHT AC | 989 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,792 |
Other recorded variables (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 564 |
| C UNMD M | 620 |
| C UNMD TOT | 1,184 |
| D OCC | 306 |
| FEMALE | 906 |
| GRA BU | 4,926 |
| H CON | 1 |
| H INHAB | 306 |
| H UNINH | 59 |
| MALE | 951 |
| MD F | 300 |
| MD M | 303 |
| MD TOT | 603 |
| NUMBER CD | 75 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 3,532 |
| TUR BU | 804 |
| WID F | 42 |
| WID M | 28 |
| WID TOT | 70 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC075006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC097006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912599
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). "Vaudreuil, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/vaudreuil-qc075006-1881/.