Cacouna, Village, Quebec (1871 census)
Cacouna, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 641. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.903°N, 69.502°W.
Population
In 1871, Cacouna, Village had a population of 641: 300 male and 341 female residents. Population density was 230.9 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 641 |
| 1881 | 648 |
| 1891 | 620 |
| 1901 | 589 |
| 1911 | 517 |
| 1921 | 533 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. George de Kakouna, 1861 (11.8% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Cacouna, 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 | 121 |
| Number of females | 341 |
| Number of males | 300 |
| Number of married females | 84 |
| Number of married males | 84 |
| Number of married persons | 168 |
| Number of widowed females | 17 |
| Number of widowed males | 12 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| Total population | 641 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 240 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 204 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 444 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 88 |
| Number of occupied houses | 88 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 49 |
Agriculture (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 966 |
| BWT BU | 86 |
| HAY AC | 439 |
| HAY TONS | 442 |
| OAT BU | 5,336 |
| PEA BU | 316 |
| POT AC | 75 |
| POT BU | 13,344 |
| RYE BU | 770 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,424 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 135 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 10 |
| CD | 166 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 121 |
| FEMALE | 341 |
| GRA BU | 10 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 88 |
| INHABITED | 88 |
| MALE | 300 |
| MARRIED F | 84 |
| MARRIED M | 84 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 168 |
| POPULATION | 641 |
| ROOT BU | 216 |
| SINGLE F | 240 |
| SINGLE M | 204 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 444 |
| TUR BU | 293 |
| UNINHABITED | 49 |
| WIDOWED F | 17 |
| WIDOWED M | 12 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 29 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC166005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC095031— 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). "Cacouna, Village, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/cacouna-village-qc166005-1871/.