Coaticook, Town—Ville, Quebec (1871 census)
Coaticook, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,160. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.136°N, 71.810°W.
Population
In 1871, Coaticook, Town—Ville had a population of 1,160: 625 male and 535 female residents. Population density was 258.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,160 |
| 1881 | 2,682 |
| 1891 | 3,086 |
| 1901 | 2,880 |
| 1911 | 3,165 |
| 1921 | 3,554 |
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 Barnston, 1861 (4.1% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Coaticook, Town—Ville 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 | 216 |
| Number of females | 535 |
| Number of males | 625 |
| Number of married females | 221 |
| Number of married males | 230 |
| Number of married persons | 451 |
| Number of widowed females | 24 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 32 |
| Total population | 1,160 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 290 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 387 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 677 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 15 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 214 |
| Number of occupied houses | 214 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 35 |
| BWT BU | 1,330 |
| CRN BU | 358 |
| HAY AC | 651 |
| HAY TONS | 728 |
| OAT BU | 3,073 |
| PEA BU | 235 |
| POT AC | 51 |
| POT BU | 12,500 |
| Total area (acres) | 2,800 |
| WHT SP BU | 842 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 45 |
| AREA | 2,800 |
| BEING BUILT | 15 |
| BEN BU | 205 |
| CD | 141 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 216 |
| FEMALE | 535 |
| GRA BU | 32 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 214 |
| INHABITED | 214 |
| MALE | 625 |
| MARRIED F | 221 |
| MARRIED M | 230 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 451 |
| POPULATION | 1,160 |
| ROOT BU | 768 |
| SINGLE F | 290 |
| SINGLE M | 387 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 677 |
| TUR BU | 914 |
| WIDOWED F | 24 |
| WIDOWED M | 8 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 32 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC141006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC090009— 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). "Coaticook, Town—Ville, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/coaticook-town-ville-qc141006-1871/.