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 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 Ste. Rose de Watford, 1891 (20.1% 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).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Watford, Metgermette shared boundaries with:
- Cranbourne
- NO DATA
- St. Côme de Linière
- St. François
- St. George
- Ste. Germaine, lac Etchemin
- Ste. Justine de Langevin
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 312 total population, 186 males, 126 females, 107 married persons, 72 families, 55 married males, 52 married females, 1 widowed males, 1 widowed persons. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 204 single persons under 18, 130 single males under 18, 74 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 57 inhabited houses, 57 occupied houses, 8 houses under construction, 6 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 2,652 bushels of oats, 1,931 bushels of potatoes, 1,044 bushels of buckwheat, 926 bushels of barley, 535 bushels of turnips, 263 acres of hay crops, 164 bushels of spring wheat, 148 bushels of other root crops, 148 tons of hay, 106 bushels of peas and beans, 40 bushels of rye, 29 acres of potatoes, 26 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 16 acres of wheat, 1 bushels of corn. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 312 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:
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/.