Allright Island, Quebec (1871 census)
Allright Island was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 838. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.431°N, 61.771°W.
Population
In 1871, Allright Island had a population of 838: 428 male and 410 female residents. Population density was 76.3 people per square mile.
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 was contained in Magdalen Islands, 1861 (11.5% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Allright Island shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 47 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 126 |
| Number of females | 410 |
| Number of males | 428 |
| Number of married females | 134 |
| Number of married males | 135 |
| Number of married persons | 269 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 13 |
| Number of widowed persons | 38 |
| Total population | 838 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 251 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 280 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 531 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 8 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 123 |
| Number of occupied houses | 123 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 35 |
Agriculture (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| HAY AC | 498 |
| HAY TONS | 432 |
| OAT BU | 566 |
| PEA BU | 1 |
| POT AC | 139 |
| POT BU | 10,595 |
| Total area (acres) | 8,600 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 3 |
| AREA | 8,600 |
| BEING BUILT | 8 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| CD | 173 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 126 |
| FEMALE | 410 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 123 |
| INHABITED | 123 |
| MALE | 428 |
| MARRIED F | 134 |
| MARRIED M | 135 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 269 |
| POPULATION | 838 |
| SINGLE F | 251 |
| SINGLE M | 280 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 531 |
| TUR BU | 1,888 |
| UNINHABITED | 35 |
| WIDOWED F | 25 |
| WIDOWED M | 13 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 38 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC173003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC173003— 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). "Allright Island, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/allright-island-qc173003-1871/.