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 trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 767 |
| 1881 | 1,279 |
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:
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 1,279 total population, 657 males, 622 females, 435 married persons, 226 families, 218 married males, 217 married females, 27 widowed persons, 16 widowed females, 11 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 817 single persons under 18, 428 single males under 18, 389 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 218 occupied houses, 217 inhabited houses, 16 uninhabited houses, 7 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 27,247 bushels of oats, 8,164 bushels of potatoes, 1,480 tons of hay, 1,374 bushels of peas and beans, 1,339 bushels of spring wheat, 1,315 acres of hay crops, 1,093 bushels of buckwheat, 724 bushels of corn, 647 bushels of turnips, 400 bushels of other root crops, 266 bushels of barley, 172 acres of wheat, 122 acres of potatoes, 75 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 1,279 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:
QC052003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC052003_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). "Wendover, Simpson, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/wendover-simpson-qc052003-1881/.