Gaspé, N, Sydenham, S, Quebec (1871 census)
Gaspé, N, Sydenham, S was a township in Quebec (Canada West / Ontario), 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 53 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 88 |
| Number of females | 238 |
| Number of males | 283 |
| Number of married females | 88 |
| Number of married males | 89 |
| Number of married persons | 177 |
| Number of widowed females | 10 |
| Number of widowed males | 5 |
| Number of widowed persons | 15 |
| Total population | 521 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 140 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 189 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 329 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 9 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 83 |
| Number of occupied houses | 84 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 830 |
| HAY AC | 299 |
| HAY TONS | 355 |
| OAT BU | 859 |
| PEA BU | 39 |
| POT AC | 25 |
| POT BU | 6,610 |
| RYE BU | 54 |
| Total area (acres) | 35,200 |
| WHT SP BU | 664 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 27 |
| AREA | 35,200 |
| BEING BUILT | 9 |
| CD | 171 |
| CSD | 5 |
| FAMILIES | 88 |
| FEMALE | 238 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 84 |
| INHABITED | 83 |
| MALE | 283 |
| MARRIED F | 88 |
| MARRIED M | 89 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 177 |
| POPULATION | 521 |
| ROOT BU | 109 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 140 |
| SINGLE M | 189 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 329 |
| TUR BU | 730 |
| UNINHABITED | 7 |
| WIDOWED F | 10 |
| WIDOWED M | 5 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 15 |
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/.