Fraserville, Town—Ville, Quebec (1871 census)
Fraserville, Town—Ville was a town in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,541. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.841°N, 69.542°W.
Population
In 1871, Fraserville, Town—Ville had a population of 1,541: 765 male and 776 female residents. Population density was 345.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,000 |
| 1861 | 1,210 |
| 1871 | 1,541 |
| 1881 | 2,291 |
| 1891 | 4,175 |
| 1901 | 4,569 |
| 1911 | 6,774 |
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, Fraserville, Town—Ville shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 52 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 262 |
| Number of females | 776 |
| Number of males | 765 |
| Number of married females | 210 |
| Number of married males | 212 |
| Number of married persons | 422 |
| Number of widowed females | 25 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 42 |
| Total population | 1,541 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 541 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 536 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,077 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 5 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 194 |
| Number of occupied houses | 194 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 15 |
Agriculture (11 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 743 |
| BWT BU | 174 |
| CRN BU | 23 |
| HAY AC | 763 |
| HAY TONS | 684 |
| OAT BU | 4,344 |
| PEA BU | 403 |
| POT AC | 96 |
| POT BU | 13,595 |
| RYE BU | 241 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,492 |
Other recorded variables (24 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 154 |
| BEING BUILT | 5 |
| BEN BU | 49 |
| CD | 166 |
| CSD | 3 |
| FAMILIES | 262 |
| FEMALE | 776 |
| GRA BU | 24 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 194 |
| INHABITED | 194 |
| MALE | 765 |
| MARRIED F | 210 |
| MARRIED M | 212 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 422 |
| POPULATION | 1,541 |
| ROOT BU | 120 |
| SINGLE F | 541 |
| SINGLE M | 536 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,077 |
| TUR BU | 2,239 |
| UNINHABITED | 15 |
| WIDOWED F | 25 |
| WIDOWED M | 17 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 42 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC166003— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC201023— 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). "Fraserville, Town—Ville, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/fraserville-town-ville-qc166003-1871/.