Baskatong, Quebec (1871 census)
Baskatong was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 113. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63242425. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.765°N, 75.858°W.
Population
In 1871, Baskatong had a population of 113: 53 male and 60 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 113 |
| 1911 | 108 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
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 NO DATA, 1861 (0.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Unorganized Territory, 1881 (31.9% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Baskatong shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 15 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 113 total population, 60 females, 53 males, 42 married persons, 28 families, 21 married females, 21 married males, 6 widowed females, 6 widowed persons. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 65 single persons under 18, 33 single females under 18, 32 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 28 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 28 occupied houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 4,052,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC093019— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC205003— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63242425
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). "Baskatong, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/baskatong-qc093019-1871/.