Cap de la Magdeleine, Quebec (1871 census)
Cap de la Magdeleine was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,226. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q2936979. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.489°N, 72.608°W.
Population
In 1871, Cap de la Magdeleine had a population of 1,226: 635 male and 591 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,027 |
| 1871 | 1,226 |
| 1881 | 1,437 |
| 1891 | 1,289 |
| 1901 | 1,464 |
| 1911 | 2,101 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Cap de la Magdeleine, 1881 (43.7% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Cap de la Magdeleine 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 1,226 total population, 635 males, 591 females, 399 married persons, 232 families, 201 married females, 198 married males, 40 widowed persons, 25 widowed females, 15 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 787 single persons under 18, 422 single males under 18, 365 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 185 inhabited houses, 185 occupied houses, 14 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 16,750 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 1 person connected to this place who were alive in 1871, listed below by birth year. Each name links to that person's DCB entry.
| Name | Lifespan | Connection |
|---|---|---|
| Julien-Augustin Bédard | 1858–1932 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC132001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC151001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q2936979
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cap-de-la-Madeleine
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cap-de-la-Madeleine
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 de la Magdeleine, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/cap-de-la-magdeleine-qc132001-1871/.