Wright, Quebec (1881 census)
Wright was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 1,119. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q29306327. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.101°N, 76.072°W.
Population
In 1881, Wright had a population of 1,119: 584 male and 535 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 918 |
| 1881 | 1,119 |
| 1891 | 1,182 |
| 1901 | 1,369 |
| 1911 | 1,180 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Wright shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 33 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 1,119 total population, 584 males, 535 females, 328 married persons, 173 families, 165 married females, 163 married males, 25 widowed persons, 19 widowed females, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 766 single persons under 18, 415 single males under 18, 351 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 173 inhabited houses, 173 occupied houses, 15 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 33,872 bushels of oats, 20,751 bushels of potatoes, 9,780 bushels of turnips, 5,591 bushels of peas and beans, 2,308 acres of hay crops, 2,194 bushels of spring wheat, 2,029 tons of hay, 1,992 bushels of buckwheat, 582 bushels of rye, 537 bushels of barley, 379 acres of wheat, 351 bushels of other root crops, 239 bushels of corn, 209 bushels of winter wheat, 187 acres of potatoes, 24 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 1,119 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:
QC097037— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC205020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q29306327
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). "Wright, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/wright-qc097037-1881/.