Boucherville, Quebec (1871 census)
Boucherville was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,364. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141924. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.589°N, 73.419°W.
Population
In 1871, Boucherville had a population of 1,364: 691 male and 673 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,764 |
| 1861 | 1,813 |
| 1871 | 1,364 |
| 1881 | 785 |
| 1891 | 995 |
| 1901 | 976 |
| 1911 | 969 |
| 1921 | 1,050 |
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 Boucherville, 1881 (94.2% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Boucherville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 239 |
| Number of females | 673 |
| Number of males | 691 |
| Number of married females | 200 |
| Number of married males | 200 |
| Number of married persons | 400 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 20 |
| Number of widowed persons | 43 |
| Total population | 1,364 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 450 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 471 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 921 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 202 |
| Number of occupied houses | 202 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 26 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 5,853 |
| BWT BU | 697 |
| CRN BU | 1,919 |
| HAY AC | 6,017 |
| HAY TONS | 6,673 |
| OAT BU | 55,084 |
| PEA BU | 7,688 |
| POT AC | 95 |
| POT BU | 6,396 |
| RYE BU | 7 |
| Total area (acres) | 18,119 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,360 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 362 |
| AREA | 18,119 |
| BEN BU | 97 |
| CD | 118 |
| CSD | 9 |
| FAMILIES | 239 |
| FEMALE | 673 |
| GRA BU | 859 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 202 |
| INHABITED | 202 |
| MALE | 691 |
| MARRIED F | 200 |
| MARRIED M | 200 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 400 |
| POPULATION | 1,364 |
| ROOT BU | 449 |
| SINGLE F | 450 |
| SINGLE M | 471 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 921 |
| UNINHABITED | 26 |
| WIDOWED F | 23 |
| WIDOWED M | 20 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 43 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC118009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC046001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141924
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). "Boucherville, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/boucherville-qc118009-1871/.