Verdun, Village, Quebec (1881 census)
Verdun, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 278. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.455°N, 73.576°W.
Population
In 1881, Verdun, Village had a population of 278: 144 male and 134 female residents. Population density was 106.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 278 |
| 1891 | 296 |
| 1901 | 1,898 |
| 1911 | 11,629 |
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 Montréal, Paroisse, 1871 (14.6% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Verdun, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 59 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 46 |
| Number of families | 46 |
| Number of females | 134 |
| Number of males | 144 |
| Number of married females | 43 |
| Number of married males | 43 |
| Number of married persons | 86 |
| Number of widowed females | 4 |
| Number of widowed males | 6 |
| Number of widowed persons | 10 |
| POP TOT | 278 |
| Total population | 278 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 87 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 95 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 182 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 42 |
| Number of occupied houses | 42 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 693 |
| Acres of potatoes | 91 |
| Acres of wheat | 13 |
| BAR BU | 1,848 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,848 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 100 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 45 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 5,762 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 4,123 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 399 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 9,565 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 202 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 301 |
| BWT BU | 100 |
| CRN BU | 45 |
| HAY AC | 693 |
| HAY TONS | 786 |
| OAT BU | 5,762 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 399 |
| POT AC | 91 |
| POT BU | 9,565 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 786 |
| WHT AC | 13 |
| WHT SP BU | 202 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 87 |
| C UNMD M | 95 |
| C UNMD TOT | 182 |
| D OCC | 42 |
| FEMALE | 134 |
| H INHAB | 42 |
| H UNINH | 10 |
| MALE | 144 |
| MD F | 43 |
| MD M | 43 |
| MD TOT | 86 |
| NUMBER CD | 91 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 4,123 |
| TUR BU | 301 |
| WID F | 4 |
| WID M | 6 |
| WID TOT | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC091009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC162020— 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). "Verdun, Village, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/verdun-village-qc091009-1881/.