Franklin, Quebec (1871 census)
Franklin was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,441. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3082928. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.034°N, 73.923°W.
Population
In 1871, Franklin had a population of 1,441: 756 male and 685 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 1,551 |
| 1871 | 1,441 |
| 1881 | 1,221 |
| 1891 | 1,133 |
| 1901 | 1,152 |
| 1911 | 1,009 |
| 1921 | 949 |
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, Franklin 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 1,441 total population, 756 males, 685 females, 462 married persons, 244 families, 232 married females, 230 married males, 49 widowed persons, 31 widowed females, 18 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 930 single persons under 18, 508 single males under 18, 422 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 243 inhabited houses, 243 occupied houses, 14 uninhabited houses, 5 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 17,600 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC113003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC058003_1861— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3082928
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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). "Franklin, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/franklin-qc113003-1871/.