Godmanchester, Quebec (1871 census)
Godmanchester was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,055. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63243222. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.080°N, 74.237°W.
Population
In 1871, Godmanchester had a population of 2,055: 1,047 male and 1,008 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1871 | 2,055 |
| 1881 | 1,893 |
| 1891 | 1,673 |
| 1901 | 1,735 |
| 1911 | 1,623 |
| 1921 | 1,603 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Godmanchester shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 18 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 2,055 total population, 1,047 males, 1,008 females, 574 married persons, 329 families, 289 married females, 285 married males, 67 widowed persons, 42 widowed females, 25 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,414 single persons under 18, 737 single males under 18, 677 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 326 inhabited houses, 326 occupied houses, 19 uninhabited houses, 3 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 38,579 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC114001— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC058004— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63243222
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). "Godmanchester, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/godmanchester-qc114001-1871/.