Yamachiche, Quebec (1881 census)
Yamachiche was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 2,740. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3571405. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.308°N, 72.830°W.
Population
In 1881, Yamachiche had a population of 2,740: 1,365 male and 1,375 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,365 |
| 1881 | 2,740 |
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 Yamachiche, Village, 1891 (0.8% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1881
In the 1881 census, Yamachiche 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 2,740 total population, 1,375 females, 1,365 males, 871 married persons, 480 families, 437 married males, 434 married females, 122 widowed persons, 73 widowed females, 49 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 1,747 single persons under 18, 879 single males under 18, 868 single females under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 421 inhabited houses, 421 occupied houses, 45 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 101,017 bushels of oats, 21,427 bushels of potatoes, 19,371 bushels of peas and beans, 15,829 bushels of buckwheat, 8,994 tons of hay, 5,254 bushels of other root crops, 4,779 acres of hay crops, 4,302 bushels of spring wheat, 1,807 bushels of corn, 1,281 bushels of barley, 497 acres of wheat, 234 bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed, 188 acres of potatoes, 122 bushels of rye, 59 bushels of turnips. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 2,739 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:
QC084001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC084001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3571405
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamachiche
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamachiche
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). "Yamachiche, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/yamachiche-qc084001-1881/.