Yamaska, Village, Quebec (1881 census)
Yamaska, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1881 Census of Canada with a population of 456. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.004°N, 72.920°W.
Population
In 1881, Yamaska, Village had a population of 456: 224 male and 232 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 456 |
| 1891 | 638 |
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, Yamaska, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1881
The 1881 census recorded 29 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1881). This community's record includes 456 total population, 232 females, 224 males, 164 married persons, 99 families, 82 married females, 82 married males, 21 widowed persons, 12 widowed females, 9 widowed males. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1881). This community's record includes 271 single persons under 18, 138 single females under 18, 133 single males under 18. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1881). This community's record includes 91 inhabited houses, 91 occupied houses, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1881). This community's record includes 2,285 bushels of oats, 1,963 bushels of potatoes, 568 bushels of peas and beans, 382 bushels of other root crops, 367 bushels of buckwheat, 280 bushels of spring wheat, 237 tons of hay, 117 acres of hay crops, 110 bushels of barley, 64 bushels of corn, 22 acres of wheat, 21 acres of potatoes, 13 bushels of turnips. (Source: 1881 Census of Canada, V3T24.)
Residents in 1881
The 1881 census residents page for this Census Subdivision lists 456 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:
QC057001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC197010— 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). "Yamaska, Village, Quebec (1881 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/yamaska-village-qc057001-1881/.