Beauharnois, Town—Ville, Quebec (1871 census)
Beauharnois, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,423. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.313°N, 73.879°W.
Population
In 1871, Beauharnois, Town—Ville had a population of 1,423: 702 male and 721 female residents. Population density was 1977.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 874 |
| 1861 | 1,641 |
| 1871 | 1,423 |
| 1881 | 1,499 |
| 1891 | 1,590 |
| 1901 | 1,976 |
| 1911 | 2,015 |
| 1921 | 2,250 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Beauharnois, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 264 |
| Number of females | 721 |
| Number of males | 702 |
| Number of married females | 231 |
| Number of married males | 231 |
| Number of married persons | 462 |
| Number of widowed females | 42 |
| Number of widowed males | 22 |
| Number of widowed persons | 64 |
| Total population | 1,423 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 448 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 449 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 897 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 234 |
| Number of occupied houses | 234 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 13 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 12 |
| BWT BU | 143 |
| CRN BU | 61 |
| HAY AC | 100 |
| HAY TONS | 90 |
| OAT BU | 312 |
| PEA BU | 339 |
| POT AC | 9 |
| POT BU | 1,137 |
| Total area (acres) | 515 |
| WHT SP BU | 19 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1 |
| AREA | 515 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 24 |
| CD | 111 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 264 |
| FEMALE | 721 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 234 |
| INHABITED | 234 |
| MALE | 702 |
| MARRIED F | 231 |
| MARRIED M | 231 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 462 |
| POPULATION | 1,423 |
| ROOT BU | 202 |
| SINGLE F | 448 |
| SINGLE M | 449 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 897 |
| TUR BU | 9 |
| UNINHABITED | 13 |
| WIDOWED F | 42 |
| WIDOWED M | 22 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 64 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC111002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC041008_1851— 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). "Beauharnois, Town—Ville, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/beauharnois-town-ville-qc111002-1871/.