Batiscan, Quebec (1871 census)
Batiscan was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 274. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.798°N, 72.505°W.
Population
In 1871, Batiscan had a population of 274: 136 male and 138 female residents. Population density was 1.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 955 |
| 1861 | 1,004 |
| 1871 | 274 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Ste. Thècle, 1881 (54.9% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Batiscan shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 50 |
| Number of females | 138 |
| Number of males | 136 |
| Number of married females | 42 |
| Number of married males | 45 |
| Number of married persons | 87 |
| Number of widowed females | 2 |
| Number of widowed males | 2 |
| Number of widowed persons | 4 |
| Total population | 274 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 94 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 89 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 183 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 47 |
| Number of occupied houses | 47 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 491 |
| BWT BU | 548 |
| CRN BU | 31 |
| HAY AC | 68 |
| HAY TONS | 83 |
| OAT BU | 2,498 |
| PEA BU | 138 |
| POT AC | 27 |
| POT BU | 4,310 |
| RYE BU | 82 |
| Total area (acres) | 483,200 |
| WHT SP BU | 196 |
| WHT WTR BU | 4 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 25 |
| AREA | 483,200 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 8 |
| CD | 133 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 50 |
| FEMALE | 138 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 47 |
| INHABITED | 47 |
| MALE | 136 |
| MARRIED F | 42 |
| MARRIED M | 45 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 87 |
| POPULATION | 274 |
| ROOT BU | 10 |
| SINGLE F | 94 |
| SINGLE M | 89 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 183 |
| TUR BU | 799 |
| UNINHABITED | 5 |
| WIDOWED F | 2 |
| WIDOWED M | 2 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC133006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC133006— 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). "Batiscan, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/batiscan-qc133006-1871/.