Beaumont, Quebec (1871 census)
Beaumont was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,142. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2893240. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.818°N, 70.986°W.
Population
In 1871, Beaumont had a population of 1,142: 553 male and 589 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,153 |
| 1861 | 1,229 |
| 1871 | 1,142 |
| 1881 | 922 |
| 1891 | 811 |
| 1901 | 716 |
| 1911 | 746 |
| 1921 | 736 |
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, Beaumont 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 | 207 |
| Number of females | 589 |
| Number of males | 553 |
| Number of married females | 167 |
| Number of married males | 167 |
| Number of married persons | 334 |
| Number of widowed females | 33 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 42 |
| Total population | 1,142 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 389 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 377 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 766 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 161 |
| Number of occupied houses | 161 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 157 |
| BWT BU | 1,060 |
| CRN BU | 82 |
| HAY AC | 1,415 |
| HAY TONS | 1,599 |
| OAT BU | 24,170 |
| PEA BU | 511 |
| POT AC | 378 |
| POT BU | 83,646 |
| RYE BU | 1,196 |
| Total area (acres) | 19,840 |
| WHT SP BU | 517 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 59 |
| AREA | 19,840 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 93 |
| CD | 161 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 207 |
| FEMALE | 589 |
| GRA BU | 42 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 161 |
| INHABITED | 161 |
| MALE | 553 |
| MARRIED F | 167 |
| MARRIED M | 167 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 334 |
| POPULATION | 1,142 |
| ROOT BU | 206 |
| SINGLE F | 389 |
| SINGLE M | 377 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 766 |
| TUR BU | 2,685 |
| UNINHABITED | 16 |
| WIDOWED F | 33 |
| WIDOWED M | 9 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 42 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC161001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC042001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2893240
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). "Beaumont, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/beaumont-qc161001-1871/.