Dudswell, Quebec (1871 census)
Dudswell was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 875. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q138456226. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.610°N, 71.598°W.
Population
In 1871, Dudswell had a population of 875: 439 male and 436 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 727 |
| 1871 | 875 |
| 1881 | 1,311 |
| 1891 | 2,143 |
| 1901 | 1,437 |
| 1911 | 1,464 |
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, Dudswell shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 875 total population, 439 males, 436 females, 305 married persons, 175 families, 153 married females, 152 married males, 28 widowed persons, 21 widowed females, 7 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 542 single persons under 18, 280 single males under 18, 262 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 170 inhabited houses, 170 occupied houses, 6 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 54,500 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC139007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC192005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q138456226
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). "Dudswell, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/dudswell-qc139007-1871/.