Petite Rivière, Quebec (1871 census)
Petite Rivière was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 597. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3377323. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.310°N, 70.608°W.
Population
In 1871, Petite Rivière had a population of 597: 313 male and 284 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 575 |
| 1861 | 728 |
| 1871 | 597 |
| 1881 | 765 |
| 1891 | 886 |
| 1901 | 855 |
| 1911 | 1,083 |
| 1921 | 982 |
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, Petite Rivière 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 597 total population, 313 males, 284 females, 180 married persons, 101 families, 90 married females, 90 married males, 15 widowed persons, 9 widowed females, 6 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 402 single persons under 18, 217 single males under 18, 185 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 100 occupied houses, 81 inhabited houses, 19 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 19 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 28,960 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC149001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC048005_1851— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3377323
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petite-Rivi%C3%A8re-Saint-Fran%C3%A7ois
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petite-Rivi%C3%A8re-Saint-Fran%C3%A7ois
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). "Petite Rivière, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/petite-rivi-re-qc149001-1871/.