Wendover & Simpson, Quebec (1881 census)
Wendover & Simpson was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,279. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.930°N, 72.369°W.
Population
In 1881, Wendover & Simpson had a population of 1,279: 657 male and 622 female residents. Population density was 9.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 767 |
| 1881 | 1,279 |
| 1891 | 2,300 |
| 1901 | 2,247 |
| 1911 | 1,498 |
| 1921 | 1,408 |
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 Wendover & Simpson, 1891 (85.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Wendover & Simpson shared boundaries with:
- Kingsey
- Kingsey E
- Kingsey Falls
- St. Léonard
- St. Zéphirin
- Ste. Brigitte des Saults
- Ste. Clothilde
- Ste. Perpétue
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 | 226 |
| Number of families | 226 |
| Number of females | 622 |
| Number of males | 657 |
| Number of married females | 217 |
| Number of married males | 218 |
| Number of married persons | 435 |
| Number of widowed females | 16 |
| Number of widowed males | 11 |
| Number of widowed persons | 27 |
| POP TOT | 1,279 |
| Total population | 1,279 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 389 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 428 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 817 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 217 |
| Number of occupied houses | 218 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 1,315 |
| Acres of potatoes | 122 |
| Acres of wheat | 172 |
| BAR BU | 266 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 266 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 1,093 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 75 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 724 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 27,247 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 400 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 1,374 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 8,164 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,339 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 647 |
| BWT BU | 1,093 |
| CRN BU | 724 |
| HAY AC | 1,315 |
| HAY TONS | 1,480 |
| OAT BU | 27,247 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 1,374 |
| POT AC | 122 |
| POT BU | 8,164 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,480 |
| WHT AC | 172 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,339 |
Other recorded variables (20 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 389 |
| C UNMD M | 428 |
| C UNMD TOT | 817 |
| D OCC | 218 |
| FEMALE | 622 |
| GRA BU | 75 |
| H CON | 7 |
| H INHAB | 217 |
| H UNINH | 16 |
| MALE | 657 |
| MD F | 217 |
| MD M | 218 |
| MD TOT | 435 |
| NUMBER CD | 52 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 400 |
| SHAN | 1 |
| TUR BU | 647 |
| WID F | 16 |
| WID M | 11 |
| WID TOT | 27 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC052003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC054013— 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). "Wendover & Simpson, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/wendover-simpson-qc052003-1881/.