Arthabaskaville, Village, Quebec (1871 census)
Arthabaskaville, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 730. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q97802822. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.037°N, 71.929°W.
Population
In 1871, Arthabaskaville, Village had a population of 730: 351 male and 379 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 608 |
| 1871 | 730 |
| 1881 | 992 |
| 1891 | 1,034 |
| 1901 | 995 |
| 1911 | 1,458 |
| 1921 | 1,234 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Arthabaskaville, Village, 1861 (53.3% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Arthabaskaville, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 730 total population, 379 females, 351 males, 232 married persons, 126 families, 116 married females, 116 married males, 21 widowed persons, 13 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 477 single persons under 18, 250 single females under 18, 227 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 122 inhabited houses, 122 occupied houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 4,620 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Marc-Aurèle Plamondon | 1823–1900 | died here |
| Amanda Viger | 1845–1906 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC137006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC038020— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q97802822
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 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). "Arthabaskaville, Village, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/arthabaskaville-village-qc137006-1871/.