Château Richer, Quebec (1871 census)
Château Richer was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,618. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q142001. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.066°N, 71.097°W.
Population
In 1871, Château Richer had a population of 1,618: 812 male and 806 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,250 |
| 1861 | 1,537 |
| 1871 | 1,618 |
| 1881 | 1,820 |
| 1891 | 1,587 |
| 1901 | 1,595 |
| 1911 | 1,773 |
| 1921 | 1,857 |
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, Château Richer shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 1,618 total population, 812 males, 806 females, 488 married persons, 268 families, 244 married females, 244 married males, 65 widowed persons, 39 widowed females, 26 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,065 single persons under 18, 542 single males under 18, 523 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 238 inhabited houses, 238 occupied houses, 11 uninhabited houses, 2 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 28,880 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
People with Dictionary of Canadian Biography entries
The Dictionary of Canadian Biography includes biographies of 2 people 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Laverdière | 1826–1873 | born here |
| Pierre-Vincent Valin | 1827–1897 | born here |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC148008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC075001— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q142001
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau-Richer
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau-Richer
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). "Château Richer, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ch-teau-richer-qc148008-1871/.