Bouchette, Quebec (1871 census)
Bouchette was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 687. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.236°N, 76.049°W.
Population
In 1871, Bouchette had a population of 687: 347 male and 340 female residents. Population density was 6.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 400 |
| 1871 | 687 |
| 1881 | 902 |
| 1891 | 990 |
| 1901 | 1,420 |
| 1911 | 1,880 |
| 1921 | 1,798 |
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, Bouchette shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 111 |
| Number of females | 340 |
| Number of males | 347 |
| Number of married females | 108 |
| Number of married males | 107 |
| Number of married persons | 215 |
| Number of widowed females | 5 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 10 |
| Total population | 687 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 227 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 235 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 462 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 107 |
| Number of occupied houses | 108 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 3 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 318 |
| BWT BU | 102 |
| CRN BU | 58 |
| HAY AC | 661 |
| HAY TONS | 565 |
| OAT BU | 6,557 |
| PEA BU | 947 |
| POT AC | 88 |
| POT BU | 9,269 |
| RYE BU | 232 |
| Total area (acres) | 63,400 |
| WHT SP BU | 512 |
| WHT WTR BU | 375 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 126 |
| AREA | 63,400 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 8 |
| CD | 93 |
| CSD | 14 |
| FAMILIES | 111 |
| FEMALE | 340 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 108 |
| INHABITED | 107 |
| MALE | 347 |
| MARRIED F | 108 |
| MARRIED M | 107 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 215 |
| POPULATION | 687 |
| ROOT BU | 856 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 227 |
| SINGLE M | 235 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 462 |
| TUR BU | 3,635 |
| UNINHABITED | 3 |
| WIDOWED F | 5 |
| WIDOWED M | 5 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC093014— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC057004— 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). "Bouchette, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/bouchette-qc093014-1871/.