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 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 density was 2328.8 people per square mile.
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 51 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 179 |
| Number of females | 391 |
| Number of males | 376 |
| Number of married females | 139 |
| Number of married males | 137 |
| Number of married persons | 276 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 37 |
| Total population | 767 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 227 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 227 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 454 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 135 |
| Number of occupied houses | 135 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,108 |
| BWT BU | 444 |
| CRN BU | 1,046 |
| HAY AC | 593 |
| HAY TONS | 697 |
| OAT BU | 2,836 |
| PEA BU | 564 |
| POT AC | 24 |
| POT BU | 2,999 |
| Total area (acres) | 114 |
| WHT SP BU | 235 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 20 |
| AREA | 114 |
| BEN BU | 84 |
| CD | 118 |
| CSD | 10 |
| FAMILIES | 179 |
| FEMALE | 391 |
| GRA BU | 62 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 135 |
| INHABITED | 135 |
| MALE | 376 |
| MARRIED F | 139 |
| MARRIED M | 137 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 276 |
| POPULATION | 767 |
| ROOT BU | 601 |
| SINGLE F | 227 |
| SINGLE M | 227 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 454 |
| TUR BU | 1 |
| UNINHABITED | 2 |
| WIDOWED F | 25 |
| WIDOWED M | 12 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 37 |
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: 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). "Boucherville, Village, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/boucherville-village-qc118010-1871/.