Chicoutimi, Town—Ville, Quebec (1871 census)
Chicoutimi, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,393. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.421°N, 71.075°W.
Population
In 1871, Chicoutimi, Town—Ville had a population of 1,393: 715 male and 678 female residents. Population density was 664.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,393 |
| 1881 | 1,935 |
| 1891 | 2,277 |
| 1901 | 3,826 |
| 1911 | 5,880 |
| 1921 | 8,937 |
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 Chicoutimi, 1861 (3.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Chicoutimi, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 50 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 277 |
| Number of females | 678 |
| Number of males | 715 |
| Number of married females | 233 |
| Number of married males | 237 |
| Number of married persons | 470 |
| Number of widowed females | 22 |
| Number of widowed males | 15 |
| Number of widowed persons | 37 |
| Total population | 1,393 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 423 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 463 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 886 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 193 |
| Number of occupied houses | 193 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 646 |
| BWT BU | 174 |
| CRN BU | 2 |
| HAY AC | 125 |
| HAY TONS | 158 |
| OAT BU | 2,405 |
| PEA BU | 714 |
| POT AC | 39 |
| POT BU | 2,903 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,741 |
Other recorded variables (23 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 153 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 8 |
| CD | 150 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 277 |
| FEMALE | 678 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 193 |
| INHABITED | 193 |
| MALE | 715 |
| MARRIED F | 233 |
| MARRIED M | 237 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 470 |
| POPULATION | 1,393 |
| ROOT BU | 112 |
| SINGLE F | 423 |
| SINGLE M | 463 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 886 |
| TUR BU | 161 |
| UNINHABITED | 20 |
| WIDOWED F | 22 |
| WIDOWED M | 15 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 37 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC150005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC050018— 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). "Chicoutimi, Town—Ville, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/chicoutimi-town-ville-qc150005-1871/.