Dudswell, Quebec (1871 census)
Dudswell was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 875. 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 density was 9.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 500 |
| 1861 | 727 |
| 1871 | 875 |
| 1881 | 1,311 |
| 1891 | 2,143 |
| 1901 | 1,437 |
| 1911 | 1,464 |
| 1921 | 1,245 |
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 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 175 |
| Number of females | 436 |
| Number of males | 439 |
| Number of married females | 153 |
| Number of married males | 152 |
| Number of married persons | 305 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 7 |
| Number of widowed persons | 28 |
| Total population | 875 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 262 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 280 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 542 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 170 |
| Number of occupied houses | 170 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 6 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 109 |
| BWT BU | 8,777 |
| CRN BU | 856 |
| HAY AC | 2,588 |
| HAY TONS | 2,143 |
| OAT BU | 15,109 |
| PEA BU | 409 |
| POT AC | 117 |
| POT BU | 23,058 |
| RYE BU | 17 |
| Total area (acres) | 54,500 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,751 |
| WHT WTR BU | 5 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 118 |
| AREA | 54,500 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 270 |
| CD | 139 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 175 |
| FEMALE | 436 |
| GRA BU | 170 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 170 |
| INHABITED | 170 |
| MALE | 439 |
| MARRIED F | 153 |
| MARRIED M | 152 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 305 |
| POPULATION | 875 |
| ROOT BU | 315 |
| SINGLE F | 262 |
| SINGLE M | 280 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 542 |
| TUR BU | 2,182 |
| UNINHABITED | 6 |
| WIDOWED F | 21 |
| WIDOWED M | 7 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 28 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC139007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC099002— 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). "Dudswell, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/dudswell-qc139007-1871/.