Frelighsburg, Village, Quebec (1871 census)
Frelighsburg, Village was a village in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 255. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.055°N, 72.842°W.
Population
In 1871, Frelighsburg, Village had a population of 255: 124 male and 131 female residents. Population density was 364.2 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 255 |
| 1881 | 278 |
| 1891 | 263 |
| 1901 | 231 |
| 1911 | 282 |
| 1921 | 254 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Earlier boundary forms
- In an earlier year, this CSD was contained in St. Armand E, 1861 (1.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Frelighsburg, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 47 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 44 |
| Number of females | 131 |
| Number of males | 124 |
| Number of married females | 40 |
| Number of married males | 43 |
| Number of married persons | 83 |
| Number of widowed females | 7 |
| Number of widowed males | 3 |
| Number of widowed persons | 10 |
| Total population | 255 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 84 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 78 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 162 |
Buildings & housing (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of inhabited houses | 42 |
| Number of occupied houses | 42 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 1 |
Agriculture (9 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BWT BU | 36 |
| CRN BU | 209 |
| HAY AC | 86 |
| HAY TONS | 106 |
| OAT BU | 142 |
| PEA BU | 3 |
| POT AC | 9 |
| POT BU | 1,300 |
| Total area (acres) | 374 |
Other recorded variables (22 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| AREA | 374 |
| BEN BU | 4 |
| CD | 125 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 44 |
| FEMALE | 131 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 42 |
| INHABITED | 42 |
| MALE | 124 |
| MARRIED F | 40 |
| MARRIED M | 43 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 83 |
| POPULATION | 255 |
| ROOT BU | 92 |
| SINGLE F | 84 |
| SINGLE M | 78 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 162 |
| TUR BU | 60 |
| UNINHABITED | 1 |
| WIDOWED F | 7 |
| WIDOWED M | 3 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 10 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC125006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC072018— 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). "Frelighsburg, Village, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/frelighsburg-village-qc125006-1871/.