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 community is grounded to Wikidata Q138530673. 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 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, East, 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 17 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 255 total population, 131 females, 124 males, 83 married persons, 44 families, 43 married males, 40 married females, 10 widowed persons, 7 widowed females, 3 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 162 single persons under 18, 84 single females under 18, 78 single males under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 42 inhabited houses, 42 occupied houses, 1 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 374 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
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: Q138530673
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/.