Bassin de Chambly, Village, Quebec (1871 census)
Bassin de Chambly, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 778. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.452°N, 73.297°W.
Population
In 1871, Bassin de Chambly, Village had a population of 778: 364 male and 414 female residents. Population density was 590.2 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 Chambly, Village, 1861 (73.7% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Chambly, Village, 1881 (73.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Bassin de Chambly, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 58 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 143 |
| Number of females | 414 |
| Number of males | 364 |
| Number of married females | 102 |
| Number of married males | 106 |
| Number of married persons | 208 |
| Number of widowed females | 30 |
| Number of widowed males | 16 |
| Number of widowed persons | 46 |
| Total population | 778 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 282 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 242 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 524 |
Buildings & housing (6 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of dwellings that are temporary vessels | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 116 |
| Number of occupied houses | 118 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 423 |
| BWT BU | 340 |
| CRN BU | 118 |
| HAY AC | 787 |
| HAY TONS | 834 |
| OAT BU | 4,833 |
| PEA BU | 2,561 |
| POT AC | 110 |
| POT BU | 4,238 |
| Total area (acres) | 748 |
| WHT SP BU | 325 |
| WHT WTR BU | 22 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 49 |
| AREA | 748 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 57 |
| CD | 118 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 143 |
| FEMALE | 414 |
| GRA BU | 60 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 118 |
| INHABITED | 116 |
| MALE | 364 |
| MARRIED F | 102 |
| MARRIED M | 106 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 208 |
| POPULATION | 778 |
| ROOT BU | 334 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 282 |
| SINGLE M | 242 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 524 |
| TUR BU | 22 |
| UNINHABITED | 16 |
| VESSELS | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 30 |
| WIDOWED M | 16 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 46 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC118007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC118007— 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). "Bassin de Chambly, Village, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/bassin-de-chambly-village-qc118007-1871/.