Cameron, Quebec (1871 census)
Cameron was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 382. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q28160564. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.235°N, 75.869°W.
Population
In 1871, Cameron had a population of 382: 204 male and 178 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 237 |
| 1871 | 382 |
| 1881 | 448 |
| 1891 | 513 |
| 1901 | 623 |
| 1911 | 619 |
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, Cameron 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 382 total population, 204 males, 178 females, 136 married persons, 69 married females, 67 married males, 62 families, 5 widowed persons, 4 widowed females, 1 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 241 single persons under 18, 136 single males under 18, 105 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 60 inhabited houses, 60 occupied houses, 3 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 33,500 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC093015— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC205005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q28160564
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). "Cameron, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/cameron-qc093015-1871/.