Dundee, Quebec (1871 census)
Dundee was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,582. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.020°N, 74.484°W.
Population
In 1871, Dundee had a population of 1,582: 767 male and 815 female residents. Population density was 42.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 1,582 |
| 1881 | 1,499 |
| 1891 | 1,535 |
| 1901 | 1,610 |
| 1911 | 1,891 |
| 1921 | 723 |
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, Dundee 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 | 280 |
| Number of females | 815 |
| Number of males | 767 |
| Number of married females | 252 |
| Number of married males | 251 |
| Number of married persons | 503 |
| Number of widowed females | 59 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 84 |
| Total population | 1,582 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 504 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 491 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 995 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 2 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 268 |
| Number of occupied houses | 268 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 17 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,457 |
| BWT BU | 752 |
| CRN BU | 2,214 |
| HAY AC | 2,948 |
| HAY TONS | 2,740 |
| OAT BU | 20,671 |
| PEA BU | 1,751 |
| POT AC | 211 |
| POT BU | 21,324 |
| RYE BU | 115 |
| Total area (acres) | 24,850 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,103 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 581 |
| AREA | 24,850 |
| BEING BUILT | 2 |
| BEN BU | 238 |
| CD | 114 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 280 |
| FEMALE | 815 |
| GRA BU | 63 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 268 |
| INHABITED | 268 |
| MALE | 767 |
| MARRIED F | 252 |
| MARRIED M | 251 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 503 |
| POPULATION | 1,582 |
| ROOT BU | 497 |
| SINGLE F | 504 |
| SINGLE M | 491 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 995 |
| TUR BU | 617 |
| UNINHABITED | 17 |
| WIDOWED F | 59 |
| WIDOWED M | 25 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 84 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC114004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC058001— 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). "Dundee, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/dundee-qc114004-1871/.