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 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 density was 37.0 people per square mile.
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 54 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 329 |
| Number of females | 1,008 |
| Number of males | 1,047 |
| Number of married females | 289 |
| Number of married males | 285 |
| Number of married persons | 574 |
| Number of widowed females | 42 |
| Number of widowed males | 25 |
| Number of widowed persons | 67 |
| Total population | 2,055 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 677 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 737 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,414 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 326 |
| Number of occupied houses | 326 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 19 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 3,395 |
| BWT BU | 387 |
| CRN BU | 2,260 |
| HAY AC | 4,285 |
| HAY TONS | 3,937 |
| OAT BU | 35,978 |
| PEA BU | 4,092 |
| POT AC | 320 |
| POT BU | 31,573 |
| RYE BU | 42 |
| Total area (acres) | 38,579 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,269 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 839 |
| AREA | 38,579 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 145 |
| CD | 114 |
| CSD | 1 |
| FAMILIES | 329 |
| FEMALE | 1,008 |
| GRA BU | 199 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 326 |
| INHABITED | 326 |
| MALE | 1,047 |
| MARRIED F | 289 |
| MARRIED M | 285 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 574 |
| POPULATION | 2,055 |
| ROOT BU | 3,889 |
| SINGLE F | 677 |
| SINGLE M | 737 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,414 |
| TUR BU | 840 |
| UNINHABITED | 19 |
| WIDOWED F | 42 |
| WIDOWED M | 25 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 67 |
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: 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). "Godmanchester, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/godmanchester-qc114001-1871/.