Cap Chat, Quebec (1871 census)
Cap Chat was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 930. The administrative centroid was at approximately 49.072°N, 66.639°W.
Population
In 1871, Cap Chat had a population of 930: 485 male and 445 female residents. Population density was 32.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 966 |
| 1861 | 450 |
| 1871 | 930 |
| 1881 | 1,427 |
| 1891 | 1,237 |
| 1901 | 1,416 |
| 1911 | 1,469 |
| 1921 | 1,897 |
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, Cap Chat shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 156 |
| Number of females | 445 |
| Number of males | 485 |
| Number of married females | 142 |
| Number of married males | 142 |
| Number of married persons | 284 |
| Number of widowed females | 9 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 17 |
| Total population | 930 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 294 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 335 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 629 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 109 |
| Number of occupied houses | 109 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 5 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 5,231 |
| BWT BU | 543 |
| HAY AC | 654 |
| HAY TONS | 241 |
| OAT BU | 3,480 |
| PEA BU | 3,948 |
| POT AC | 119 |
| POT BU | 12,327 |
| RYE BU | 4,217 |
| Total area (acres) | 231,680 |
| WHT SP BU | 2,844 |
| WHT WTR BU | 38 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 222 |
| AREA | 231,680 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| CD | 170 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 156 |
| FEMALE | 445 |
| GRA BU | 7 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 109 |
| INHABITED | 109 |
| MALE | 485 |
| MARRIED F | 142 |
| MARRIED M | 142 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 284 |
| POPULATION | 930 |
| ROOT BU | 11 |
| SINGLE F | 294 |
| SINGLE M | 335 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 629 |
| TUR BU | 2,058 |
| UNINHABITED | 5 |
| WIDOWED F | 9 |
| WIDOWED M | 8 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 17 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC170001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC056003— 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). "Cap Chat, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/cap-chat-qc170001-1871/.