Cap des Rosiers, Quebec (1871 census)
Cap des Rosiers was a township in Quebec (Canada West / Ontario), recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 714. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.847°N, 64.256°W.
Population
In 1871, Cap des Rosiers had a population of 714: 381 male and 333 female residents.
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 Cap Rosier, 1861 (83.2% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Cap des Rosiers 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 | 103 |
| Number of females | 333 |
| Number of males | 381 |
| Number of married females | 100 |
| Number of married males | 101 |
| Number of married persons | 201 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 22 |
| Total population | 714 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 218 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 273 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 491 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 14 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 103 |
| Number of occupied houses | 103 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 18 |
Agriculture (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,564 |
| HAY AC | 280 |
| HAY TONS | 390 |
| OAT BU | 1,160 |
| PEA BU | 8 |
| POT AC | 80 |
| POT BU | 12,292 |
| Total area (acres) | 14,720 |
| WHT SP BU | 801 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 36 |
| AREA | 14,720 |
| BEING BUILT | 14 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| CD | 171 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 103 |
| FEMALE | 333 |
| GRA BU | 5 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 103 |
| INHABITED | 103 |
| MALE | 381 |
| MARRIED F | 100 |
| MARRIED M | 101 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 201 |
| POPULATION | 714 |
| ROOT BU | 138 |
| SINGLE F | 218 |
| SINGLE M | 273 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 491 |
| TUR BU | 2,252 |
| UNINHABITED | 18 |
| WIDOWED F | 15 |
| WIDOWED M | 7 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 22 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC171004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC171004— 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 des Rosiers, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/cap-des-rosiers-qc171004-1871/.