Watford, Metgermette, Quebec (1881 census)
Watford, Metgermette was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 312. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.194°N, 70.419°W.
Population
In 1881, Watford, Metgermette had a population of 312: 186 male and 126 female residents. Population density was 1.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 24 |
| 1881 | 312 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Zacharie de Metgermette, 1891 (45.4% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Prosper (Watford W.-O.), 1891 (34.5% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ste. Rose de Watford, 1891 (20.1% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Watford, Metgermette shared boundaries with:
- NO DATA
- St. Côme de Linière
- St. François
- St. George
- St. Odilon de Cranbourne
- Ste. Germaine, lac Etchemin
- Ste. Justine de Langevin
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 63 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 72 |
| Number of families | 72 |
| Number of females | 126 |
| Number of males | 186 |
| Number of married females | 52 |
| Number of married males | 55 |
| Number of married persons | 107 |
| Number of widowed males | 1 |
| Number of widowed persons | 1 |
| POP TOT | 312 |
| Total population | 312 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 74 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 130 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 204 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 57 |
| Number of occupied houses | 57 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 263 |
| Acres of potatoes | 29 |
| Acres of wheat | 16 |
| BAR BU | 926 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 926 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,044 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 26 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,652 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 148 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 106 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,931 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 40 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 164 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 535 |
| BWT BU | 1,044 |
| CRN BU | 1 |
| HAY AC | 263 |
| HAY TONS | 148 |
| OAT BU | 2,652 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 106 |
| POT AC | 29 |
| POT BU | 1,931 |
| RYE BU | 40 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 148 |
| WHT AC | 16 |
| WHT SP BU | 164 |
Other recorded variables (18 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 74 |
| C UNMD M | 130 |
| C UNMD TOT | 204 |
| D OCC | 57 |
| FEMALE | 126 |
| GRA BU | 26 |
| H CON | 8 |
| H INHAB | 57 |
| H UNINH | 6 |
| MALE | 186 |
| MD F | 52 |
| MD M | 55 |
| MD TOT | 107 |
| NUMBER CD | 47 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 148 |
| TUR BU | 535 |
| WID M | 1 |
| WID TOT | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC047006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC047006_1871— 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). "Watford, Metgermette, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/watford-metgermette-qc047006-1881/.