Anticosti, Quebec (1871 census)
Anticosti was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 102. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.843°N, 64.431°W.
Population
In 1871, Anticosti had a population of 102: 61 male and 41 female residents. Population density was 102.0 people per square mile.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Anticosti shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 42 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 20 |
| Number of females | 41 |
| Number of males | 61 |
| Number of married females | 13 |
| Number of married males | 15 |
| Number of married persons | 28 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 2 |
| Total population | 102 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 28 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 44 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 72 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 17 |
| Number of occupied houses | 18 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| HAY AC | 16 |
| HAY TONS | 17 |
| POT AC | 17 |
| POT BU | 2,093 |
| Total area (acres) | 1,602,853 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 1,602,853 |
| CD | 152 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 20 |
| FEMALE | 41 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 18 |
| INHABITED | 17 |
| MALE | 61 |
| MARRIED F | 13 |
| MARRIED M | 15 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 28 |
| POPULATION | 102 |
| ROOT BU | 5 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 28 |
| SINGLE M | 44 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 72 |
| TUR BU | 180 |
| UNINHABITED | 2 |
| WIDOWED M | 2 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC152005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC152005— 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). "Anticosti, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/anticosti-qc152005-1871/.