Gaspé, S, Quebec (1871 census)
Gaspé, S was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 726. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.878°N, 64.625°W.
Population
In 1871, Gaspé, S had a population of 726: 378 male and 348 female residents. Population density was 14.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 520 |
| 1871 | 726 |
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.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Gaspé, Village, 1881 (3.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Gaspé, S shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 56 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 123 |
| Number of females | 348 |
| Number of males | 378 |
| Number of married females | 103 |
| Number of married males | 103 |
| Number of married persons | 206 |
| Number of widowed females | 20 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 29 |
| Total population | 726 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 225 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 266 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 491 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 8 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 108 |
| Number of occupied houses | 116 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 7 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 600 |
| BWT BU | 126 |
| HAY AC | 421 |
| HAY TONS | 607 |
| OAT BU | 2,951 |
| PEA BU | 89 |
| POT AC | 76 |
| POT BU | 10,466 |
| RYE BU | 21 |
| Total area (acres) | 256,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 663 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 30 |
| AREA | 256,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 25 |
| CD | 171 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 123 |
| FEMALE | 348 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 116 |
| INHABITED | 108 |
| MALE | 378 |
| MARRIED F | 103 |
| MARRIED M | 103 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 206 |
| POPULATION | 726 |
| ROOT BU | 345 |
| SHANTIES | 8 |
| SINGLE F | 225 |
| SINGLE M | 266 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 491 |
| TUR BU | 3,713 |
| UNINHABITED | 7 |
| WIDOWED F | 20 |
| WIDOWED M | 9 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 29 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC171006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC171006— 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, S, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/gasp-s-qc171006-1871/.