Viger, Demers, Quebec (1871 census)
Viger, Demers was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,626. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.844°N, 69.217°W.
Population
In 1871, Viger, Demers had a population of 1,626: 830 male and 796 female residents.
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Viger, 1861 (60.6% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. Epiphane, 1881 (55.0% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained St. François-Xavier & St. Hubert, 1881 (39.4% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Viger, Demers 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 1,626 total population, 830 males, 796 females, 509 married persons, 263 families, 255 married males, 254 married females, 25 widowed persons, 17 widowed females, 8 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,092 single persons under 18, 567 single males under 18, 525 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 234 inhabited houses, 234 occupied houses, 12 houses under construction, 4 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 91,100 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC166012— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC166012— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
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). "Viger, Demers, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/viger-demers-qc166012-1871/.