Deschambault, Quebec (1871 census)
Deschambault was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,402. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.681°N, 71.982°W.
Population
In 1871, Deschambault had a population of 2,402: 1,225 male and 1,177 female residents. Population density was 69.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,624 |
| 1861 | 2,334 |
| 1871 | 2,402 |
| 1881 | 2,657 |
| 1891 | 2,401 |
| 1901 | 1,814 |
| 1911 | 1,493 |
| 1921 | 1,342 |
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 Deschambault, 1861 (94.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Deschambault 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 | 358 |
| Number of females | 1,177 |
| Number of males | 1,225 |
| Number of married females | 320 |
| Number of married males | 317 |
| Number of married persons | 637 |
| Number of widowed females | 68 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| Number of widowed persons | 100 |
| Total population | 2,402 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 789 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 876 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,665 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 315 |
| Number of occupied houses | 315 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 22 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 209 |
| BWT BU | 4,717 |
| CRN BU | 665 |
| HAY AC | 1,797 |
| HAY TONS | 2,425 |
| OAT BU | 66,528 |
| PEA BU | 1,978 |
| POT AC | 196 |
| POT BU | 37,860 |
| RYE BU | 429 |
| Total area (acres) | 21,760 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,384 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 296 |
| AREA | 21,760 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 233 |
| CD | 143 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 358 |
| FEMALE | 1,177 |
| GRA BU | 14 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 315 |
| INHABITED | 315 |
| MALE | 1,225 |
| MARRIED F | 320 |
| MARRIED M | 317 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 637 |
| POPULATION | 2,402 |
| ROOT BU | 2,561 |
| SINGLE F | 789 |
| SINGLE M | 876 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,665 |
| TUR BU | 2,927 |
| UNINHABITED | 22 |
| WIDOWED F | 68 |
| WIDOWED M | 32 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 100 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC143003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC080003_1851— 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). "Deschambault, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/deschambault-qc143003-1871/.