Bowman, Bigelow, Quebec (1871 census)
Bowman, Bigelow was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 379. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.954°N, 75.667°W.
Population
In 1871, Bowman, Bigelow had a population of 379: 196 male and 183 female residents. Population density was 3.8 people per square mile.
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 contained Bowman, 1861 (59.8% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Bigelow, 1861 (40.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Bowman, Bigelow shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 63 |
| Number of females | 183 |
| Number of males | 196 |
| Number of married females | 62 |
| Number of married males | 62 |
| Number of married persons | 124 |
| Number of widowed females | 3 |
| Number of widowed males | 1 |
| Number of widowed persons | 4 |
| Total population | 379 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 118 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 133 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 251 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 57 |
| Number of occupied houses | 58 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 18 |
| BWT BU | 104 |
| CRN BU | 55 |
| HAY AC | 417 |
| HAY TONS | 305 |
| OAT BU | 2,555 |
| PEA BU | 163 |
| POT AC | 48 |
| POT BU | 3,553 |
| RYE BU | 72 |
| Total area (acres) | 34,100 |
| WHT SP BU | 146 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 27 |
| AREA | 34,100 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 4 |
| CD | 94 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 63 |
| FEMALE | 183 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 58 |
| INHABITED | 57 |
| MALE | 196 |
| MARRIED F | 62 |
| MARRIED M | 62 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 124 |
| POPULATION | 379 |
| ROOT BU | 10 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 118 |
| SINGLE M | 133 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 251 |
| TUR BU | 593 |
| UNINHABITED | 2 |
| WIDOWED F | 3 |
| WIDOWED M | 1 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 4 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC094006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC094006— 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). "Bowman, Bigelow, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/bowman-bigelow-qc094006-1871/.