Bouchette, Quebec (1871 census)
Bouchette was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 687. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63242573. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.236°N, 76.049°W.
Population
In 1871, Bouchette had a population of 687: 347 male and 340 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 400 |
| 1871 | 687 |
| 1881 | 902 |
| 1891 | 990 |
| 1901 | 1,420 |
| 1911 | 1,880 |
| 1921 | 1,798 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Bouchette shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 687 total population, 347 males, 340 females, 215 married persons, 111 families, 108 married females, 107 married males, 10 widowed persons, 5 widowed females, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 462 single persons under 18, 235 single males under 18, 227 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 108 occupied houses, 107 inhabited houses, 3 uninhabited houses, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 63,400 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Napoléon Antoine Belcourt | 1860–1932 | died here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC093014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC057004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63242573
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). "Bouchette, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/bouchette-qc093014-1871/.