Weedon, Quebec (1881 census)
Weedon was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,783. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138528745. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.703°N, 71.449°W.
Population
In 1881, Weedon had a population of 1,783: 903 male and 880 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 809 |
| 1871 | 1,286 |
| 1881 | 1,783 |
| 1891 | 2,219 |
| 1901 | 1,015 |
| 1911 | 1,254 |
| 1921 | 764 |
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 Weedon, 1871 (81.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Weedon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,783 total population, 903 males, 880 females, 587 married persons, 320 families, 294 married males, 293 married females, 32 widowed persons, 17 widowed females, 15 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,164 single persons under 18, 594 single males under 18, 570 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 309 inhabited houses, 309 occupied houses, 12 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 14,932 bushels of oats, 13,402 bushels of potatoes, 11,636 bushels of buckwheat, 2,854 acres of hay crops, 2,658 tons of hay, 1,446 bushels of barley, 1,294 bushels of turnips, 940 bushels of peas and beans, 901 bushels of other root crops, 656 bushels of spring wheat, 137 acres of potatoes, 80 bushels of rye, 70 bushels of corn, 66 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 60 acres of wheat, 7 bushels of winter wheat. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,783 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:
QC053019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC099013_1921— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q138528745
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). "Weedon, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/weedon-qc053019-1881/.