Etang du Nord, Quebec (1871 census)
Etang du Nord was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,052. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3205440. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.382°N, 61.904°W.
Population
In 1871, Etang du Nord had a population of 1,052: 535 male and 517 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,052 |
| 1881 | 1,530 |
| 1891 | 1,952 |
| 1901 | 2,376 |
| 1911 | 2,823 |
| 1921 | 1,357 |
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 was contained in Magdalen Islands, 1861 (25.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Etang du Nord 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 1,052 total population, 535 males, 517 females, 370 married persons, 185 families, 185 married females, 185 married males, 34 widowed persons, 29 widowed females, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 648 single persons under 18, 345 single males under 18, 303 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 182 occupied houses, 181 inhabited houses, 28 uninhabited houses, 17 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 13,700 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC173002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC056015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3205440
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27%C3%89tang-du-Nord
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27%C3%89tang-du-Nord
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). "Etang du Nord, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/etang-du-nord-qc173002-1871/.