Gaspé, N, Sydenham, S, Quebec (1871 census)
Gaspé, N, Sydenham, S was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 521. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.925°N, 64.527°W.
Population
In 1871, Gaspé, N, Sydenham, S had a population of 521: 283 male and 238 female residents.
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 contained Gaspé Bay, North, 1861 (49.6% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Sydenham, South, 1861 (50.4% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Gaspé, N, Sydenham, S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 521 total population, 283 males, 238 females, 177 married persons, 89 married males, 88 families, 88 married females, 15 widowed persons, 10 widowed females, 5 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 329 single persons under 18, 189 single males under 18, 140 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 84 occupied houses, 83 inhabited houses, 9 houses under construction, 7 uninhabited houses, 1 dwellings that are temporary shanties. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 35,200 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC171005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC171005— 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). "Gaspé, N, Sydenham, S, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/gasp-n-sydenham-s-qc171005-1871/.