L'Assomption, Quebec (1871 census)
L'Assomption was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,599. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141754. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.858°N, 73.427°W.
Population
In 1871, L'Assomption had a population of 1,599: 792 male and 807 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 3,110 |
| 1861 | 2,031 |
| 1871 | 1,599 |
| 1881 | 1,500 |
| 1891 | 1,275 |
| 1901 | 1,148 |
| 1911 | 892 |
| 1921 | 881 |
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, L'Assomption shared boundaries with:
- L'Assomption, T-V
- Lavaltrie
- L’Epiphanie
- Repentigny
- St. Jacques, VL
- St. Paul
- St. Paul l'Ermite
- St. Sulpice
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 1,599 total population, 807 females, 792 males, 507 married persons, 271 families, 254 married males, 253 married females, 46 widowed persons, 26 widowed females, 20 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,046 single persons under 18, 528 single females under 18, 518 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 241 inhabited houses, 241 occupied houses, 25 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 4,328 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 13 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph-Ignace Aumond | 1810–1879 | born here |
| Pierre-Urgel Archambault | 1812–1871 | born and died here |
| Louis Archambeault | 1814–1890 | died here |
| Élisabeth Bruyère | 1818–1876 | born here |
| Charles-René-Léonidas d'Irumberry de Salaberry | 1820–1882 | died here |
| Jean-Philippe Rottot | 1825–1910 | born here |
| Louis Archambault | 1829–1906 | born here |
| Urgel-Eugène Archambeault | 1834–1904 | born here |
| Louis-Amable Jetté | 1836–1920 | born here |
| Louis-Gustave d' Odet d'Orsonnens | 1842–1905 | born here |
| Edmond-Joseph Bourque | 1843–1921 | born and died here |
| Sir Horace Archambeault | 1857–1918 | born here |
| Alfred Archambeault | 1859–1913 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC100008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC065002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141754
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Assomption
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Assomption
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). "L'Assomption, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/l-assomption-qc100008-1871/.