Philipsburg, Village, Quebec (1871 census)
Philipsburg, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 272. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28469447. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.043°N, 73.075°W.
Population
In 1871, Philipsburg, Village had a population of 272: 132 male and 140 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 469 |
| 1861 | 393 |
| 1871 | 272 |
| 1881 | 259 |
| 1891 | 230 |
| 1901 | 214 |
| 1911 | 347 |
| 1921 | 390 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 16 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 272 total population, 140 females, 132 males, 98 married persons, 60 families, 51 married females, 47 married males, 12 widowed persons, 10 widowed females, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 162 single persons under 18, 83 single males under 18, 79 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 60 inhabited houses, 60 occupied houses, 1 uninhabited houses. (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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wyatt Eaton Canadian-American painter (1849-1896) | 1849–1896 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC125004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC072019— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q28469447
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philipsburg_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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). "Philipsburg, Village, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/philipsburg-village-qc125004-1871/.