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 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 density was 47.6 people per square mile.
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 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 244 |
| Number of females | 685 |
| Number of males | 756 |
| Number of married females | 232 |
| Number of married males | 230 |
| Number of married persons | 462 |
| Number of widowed females | 31 |
| Number of widowed males | 18 |
| Number of widowed persons | 49 |
| Total population | 1,441 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 422 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 508 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 930 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 243 |
| Number of occupied houses | 243 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 14 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 71 |
| BWT BU | 4,290 |
| CRN BU | 5,079 |
| HAY AC | 3,548 |
| HAY TONS | 2,973 |
| OAT BU | 5,018 |
| PEA BU | 266 |
| POT AC | 246 |
| POT BU | 28,227 |
| RYE BU | 94 |
| Total area (acres) | 17,600 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,575 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 284 |
| AREA | 17,600 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 194 |
| CD | 113 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 244 |
| FEMALE | 685 |
| GRA BU | 32 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 243 |
| INHABITED | 243 |
| MALE | 756 |
| MARRIED F | 232 |
| MARRIED M | 230 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 462 |
| POPULATION | 1,441 |
| ROOT BU | 1,074 |
| SINGLE F | 422 |
| SINGLE M | 508 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 930 |
| TUR BU | 131 |
| UNINHABITED | 14 |
| WIDOWED F | 31 |
| WIDOWED M | 18 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 49 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC113003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC058003— 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). "Franklin, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/franklin-qc113003-1871/.