Cherbourg, Quebec (1871 census)
Cherbourg was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 551. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.935°N, 66.910°W.
Population
In 1871, Cherbourg had a population of 551: 292 male and 259 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 551 |
| 1881 | 690 |
| 1891 | 739 |
| 1901 | 453 |
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.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Denis and Augmentation, 1861 (93.3% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Cherbourg, 1881 (94.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Cherbourg shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 551 total population, 292 males, 259 females, 155 married persons, 94 families, 80 married males, 75 married females, 11 widowed persons, 7 widowed females, 4 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 385 single persons under 18, 208 single males under 18, 177 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 84 occupied houses, 83 inhabited houses, 6 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 704,000 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC168009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC188001_1891— 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). "Cherbourg, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/cherbourg-qc168009-1871/.