Gentilly, Blandford, Quebec (1871 census)
Gentilly, Blandford was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,884. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.360°N, 72.211°W.
Population
In 1871, Gentilly, Blandford had a population of 2,884: 1,492 male and 1,392 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 Gentilly, 1861 (65.8% share).
- In an earlier year, this CSD contained Blandford, 1861 (32.9% share).
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD became part of Gentilly, Ste. Marie de Blandford, 1881 (86.7% share).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Gentilly, Blandford shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 495 |
| Number of females | 1,392 |
| Number of males | 1,492 |
| Number of married females | 456 |
| Number of married males | 461 |
| Number of married persons | 917 |
| Number of widowed females | 49 |
| Number of widowed males | 37 |
| Number of widowed persons | 86 |
| Total population | 2,884 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 887 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 994 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,881 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 15 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 444 |
| Number of occupied houses | 444 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 46 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 390 |
| BWT BU | 1,764 |
| CRN BU | 719 |
| HAY AC | 3,332 |
| HAY TONS | 3,970 |
| OAT BU | 49,818 |
| PEA BU | 3,188 |
| POT AC | 479 |
| POT BU | 29,350 |
| RYE BU | 338 |
| Total area (acres) | 53,120 |
| WHT SP BU | 6,370 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,023 |
| AREA | 53,120 |
| BEING BUILT | 15 |
| BEN BU | 49 |
| CD | 135 |
| CSD | 7 |
| FAMILIES | 495 |
| FEMALE | 1,392 |
| GRA BU | 170 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 444 |
| INHABITED | 444 |
| MALE | 1,492 |
| MARRIED F | 456 |
| MARRIED M | 461 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 917 |
| POPULATION | 2,884 |
| ROOT BU | 463 |
| SINGLE F | 887 |
| SINGLE M | 994 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,881 |
| TUR BU | 65 |
| UNINHABITED | 46 |
| WIDOWED F | 49 |
| WIDOWED M | 37 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 86 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC135007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC135007— 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). "Gentilly, Blandford, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/gentilly-blandford-qc135007-1871/.