Bonne Espérance, Quebec (1871 census)
Bonne Espérance was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 266. The administrative centroid was at approximately 51.428°N, 57.894°W.
Population
In 1871, Bonne Espérance had a population of 266: 151 male and 115 female residents. Population density was 0.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 266 |
| 1881 | 341 |
| 1891 | 351 |
| 1901 | 903 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in Bay of Kegasca, and other places, 1861 (63.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Bonne Espérance shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 43 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 44 |
| Number of females | 115 |
| Number of males | 151 |
| Number of married females | 32 |
| Number of married males | 32 |
| Number of married persons | 64 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 13 |
| Total population | 266 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 78 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 111 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 189 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 42 |
| Number of occupied houses | 42 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| HAY AC | 30 |
| HAY TONS | 24 |
| POT AC | 10 |
| POT BU | 85 |
| Total area (acres) | 1,584,000 |
Other recorded variables (21 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 1,584,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| CD | 152 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 44 |
| FEMALE | 115 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 42 |
| INHABITED | 42 |
| MALE | 151 |
| MARRIED F | 32 |
| MARRIED M | 32 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 64 |
| POPULATION | 266 |
| SINGLE F | 78 |
| SINGLE M | 111 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 189 |
| TUR BU | 111 |
| UNINHABITED | 26 |
| WIDOWED F | 5 |
| WIDOWED M | 8 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 13 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC152008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC149041— 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). "Bonne Espérance, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/bonne-esp-rance-qc152008-1871/.