St. Henri de Mascouche, Quebec (1871 census)
St. Henri de Mascouche was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,435. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q112912270. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.769°N, 73.627°W.
Population
In 1871, St. Henri de Mascouche had a population of 2,435: 1,169 male and 1,266 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 2,843 |
| 1871 | 2,435 |
| 1881 | 2,177 |
| 1891 | 2,081 |
| 1901 | 2,027 |
| 1911 | 1,889 |
| 1921 | 1,926 |
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, St. Henri de Mascouche shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 2,435 total population, 1,266 females, 1,169 males, 756 married persons, 447 families, 382 married males, 374 married females, 88 widowed persons, 51 widowed females, 37 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,591 single persons under 18, 841 single females under 18, 750 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 411 inhabited houses, 411 occupied houses, 28 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 36,700 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC100002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC065006— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q112912270
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). "St. Henri de Mascouche, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-henri-de-mascouche-qc100002-1871/.