Boucherville, Village, Quebec (1871 census)
Boucherville, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 767. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q141924. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.611°N, 73.453°W.
Population
In 1871, Boucherville, Village had a population of 767: 376 male and 391 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 882 |
| 1871 | 767 |
| 1881 | 1,165 |
| 1891 | 821 |
| 1901 | 940 |
| 1911 | 1,097 |
| 1921 | 934 |
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, Boucherville, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 767 total population, 391 females, 376 males, 276 married persons, 179 families, 139 married females, 137 married males, 37 widowed persons, 25 widowed females, 12 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 454 single persons under 18, 227 single females under 18, 227 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 135 inhabited houses, 135 occupied houses, 2 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 114 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC118010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC046011— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q141924
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boucherville
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boucherville
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, Village, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/boucherville-village-qc118010-1871/.