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 density was 591.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 456 |
| 1891 | 638 |
| 1901 | 762 |
| 1911 | 695 |
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 59 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| FAM NO | 99 |
| Number of families | 99 |
| Number of females | 232 |
| Number of males | 224 |
| Number of married females | 82 |
| Number of married males | 82 |
| Number of married persons | 164 |
| Number of widowed females | 12 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 21 |
| POP TOT | 456 |
| Total population | 456 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 138 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 133 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 271 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 91 |
| Number of occupied houses | 91 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of hay crops | 117 |
| Acres of potatoes | 21 |
| Acres of wheat | 22 |
| BAR BU | 110 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 110 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 367 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 64 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 2,285 |
| Bushels of other root crops produced in the past year | 382 |
| Bushels of peas and beans produced in the past year | 568 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 1,963 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 280 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 13 |
| BWT BU | 367 |
| CRN BU | 64 |
| HAY AC | 117 |
| HAY TONS | 237 |
| OAT BU | 2,285 |
| PEA AND BEN BU | 568 |
| POT AC | 21 |
| POT BU | 1,963 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 237 |
| WHT AC | 22 |
| WHT SP BU | 280 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| C UNMD F | 138 |
| C UNMD M | 133 |
| C UNMD TOT | 271 |
| D OCC | 91 |
| FEMALE | 232 |
| H INHAB | 91 |
| H UNINH | 2 |
| MALE | 224 |
| MD F | 82 |
| MD M | 82 |
| MD TOT | 164 |
| NUMBER CD | 57 |
| OTHR ROOT BU | 382 |
| TUR BU | 13 |
| WID F | 12 |
| WID M | 9 |
| WID TOT | 21 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC057001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC206017— 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/.