Eardley, Quebec (1871 census)
Eardley was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,120. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.544°N, 75.998°W.
Population
In 1871, Eardley had a population of 1,120: 572 male and 548 female residents. Population density was 14.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 688 |
| 1861 | 1,005 |
| 1871 | 1,120 |
| 1881 | 1,475 |
| 1891 | 1,530 |
| 1901 | 1,477 |
| 1911 | 1,197 |
| 1921 | 1,137 |
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, Eardley 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 | 184 |
| Number of females | 548 |
| Number of males | 572 |
| Number of married females | 161 |
| Number of married males | 158 |
| Number of married persons | 319 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 8 |
| Number of widowed persons | 23 |
| Total population | 1,120 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 372 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 406 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 778 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 1 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 171 |
| Number of occupied houses | 171 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 10 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 174 |
| BWT BU | 102 |
| CRN BU | 1,252 |
| HAY AC | 1,373 |
| HAY TONS | 1,303 |
| OAT BU | 14,692 |
| PEA BU | 3,244 |
| POT AC | 256 |
| POT BU | 19,196 |
| RYE BU | 30 |
| Total area (acres) | 41,400 |
| WHT SP BU | 5,062 |
| WHT WTR BU | 104 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 500 |
| AREA | 41,400 |
| BEING BUILT | 1 |
| BEN BU | 424 |
| CD | 93 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 184 |
| FEMALE | 548 |
| GRA BU | 9 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 171 |
| INHABITED | 171 |
| MALE | 572 |
| MARRIED F | 161 |
| MARRIED M | 158 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 319 |
| POPULATION | 1,120 |
| ROOT BU | 1,344 |
| SINGLE F | 372 |
| SINGLE M | 406 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 778 |
| TUR BU | 1,160 |
| UNINHABITED | 10 |
| WIDOWED F | 15 |
| WIDOWED M | 8 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 23 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC093004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC057007— 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). "Eardley, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/eardley-qc093004-1871/.