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 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 density was 17.9 people per square mile.
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 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 268 |
| Number of females | 806 |
| Number of males | 812 |
| Number of married females | 244 |
| Number of married males | 244 |
| Number of married persons | 488 |
| Number of widowed females | 39 |
| Number of widowed males | 26 |
| Number of widowed persons | 65 |
| Total population | 1,618 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 523 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 542 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,065 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 238 |
| Number of occupied houses | 238 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 11 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,722 |
| BWT BU | 799 |
| CRN BU | 132 |
| HAY AC | 550 |
| HAY TONS | 959 |
| OAT BU | 31,265 |
| PEA BU | 1,084 |
| POT AC | 172 |
| POT BU | 23,881 |
| RYE BU | 360 |
| Total area (acres) | 28,880 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,302 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 396 |
| AREA | 28,880 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 119 |
| CD | 148 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 268 |
| FEMALE | 806 |
| GRA BU | 42 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 238 |
| INHABITED | 238 |
| MALE | 812 |
| MARRIED F | 244 |
| MARRIED M | 244 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 488 |
| POPULATION | 1,618 |
| ROOT BU | 615 |
| SINGLE F | 523 |
| SINGLE M | 542 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,065 |
| TUR BU | 938 |
| UNINHABITED | 11 |
| WIDOWED F | 39 |
| WIDOWED M | 26 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 65 |
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: 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). "Château Richer, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/ch-teau-richer-qc148008-1871/.