Basse Coulonge, Quebec (1871 census)
Basse Coulonge was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 20. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.095°N, 76.724°W.
Population
In 1871, Basse Coulonge had a population of 20. Population density was 0.2 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 Pontefract, 1861 (61.4% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Mansfield & Pontefract, 1881 (44.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Basse Coulonge shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 36 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (7 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 6 |
| Number of females | 6 |
| Number of males | 14 |
| Number of married females | 3 |
| Number of married males | 6 |
| Number of married persons | 9 |
| Total population | 20 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 3 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 8 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 11 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 6 |
| Number of occupied houses | 6 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| HAY AC | 128 |
| HAY TONS | 83 |
| OAT BU | 400 |
| POT AC | 3 |
| POT BU | 510 |
| Total area (acres) | 353,000 |
Other recorded variables (17 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 353,000 |
| CD | 92 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 6 |
| FEMALE | 6 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 6 |
| INHABITED | 6 |
| MALE | 14 |
| MARRIED F | 3 |
| MARRIED M | 6 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 9 |
| POPULATION | 20 |
| SINGLE F | 3 |
| SINGLE M | 8 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 11 |
| TUR BU | 150 |
| UNINHABITED | 1 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC092001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC092001— 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). "Basse Coulonge, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/basse-coulonge-qc092001-1871/.