Isle of Anticosti, Quebec (1871 census)
Isle of Anticosti was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 102. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4543508. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.843°N, 64.431°W.
Population
In 1871, Isle of Anticosti had a population of 102: 61 male and 41 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 67 |
| 1871 | 102 |
| 1881 | 676 |
| 1891 | 253 |
| 1901 | 442 |
| 1911 | 461 |
| 1921 | 451 |
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, Isle of Anticosti 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 102 total population, 61 males, 41 females, 28 married persons, 20 families, 15 married males, 13 married females, 2 widowed males, 2 widowed persons. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 72 single persons under 18, 44 single males under 18, 28 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 18 occupied houses, 17 inhabited houses, 2 uninhabited houses, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 1,602,853 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC152005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC086091— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4543508
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27%C3%8Ele-d%27Anticosti,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27%C3%8Ele-d%27Anticosti
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). "Isle of Anticosti, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/isle-of-anticosti-qc152005-1871/.