Grande Baie, Quebec (1871 census)
Grande Baie was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,304. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.293°N, 70.705°W.
Population
In 1871, Grande Baie had a population of 1,304: 675 male and 629 female residents.
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Grande Baie 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 | 232 |
| Number of females | 629 |
| Number of males | 675 |
| Number of married females | 190 |
| Number of married males | 191 |
| Number of married persons | 381 |
| Number of widowed females | 19 |
| Number of widowed males | 9 |
| Number of widowed persons | 28 |
| Total population | 1,304 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 420 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 475 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 895 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 10 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 188 |
| Number of occupied houses | 188 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 2,092 |
| BWT BU | 716 |
| CRN BU | 18 |
| HAY AC | 710 |
| HAY TONS | 591 |
| OAT BU | 5,839 |
| PEA BU | 3,413 |
| POT AC | 144 |
| POT BU | 14,805 |
| RYE BU | 924 |
| Total area (acres) | 192,375 |
| WHT SP BU | 8,848 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 812 |
| AREA | 192,375 |
| BEING BUILT | 10 |
| BEN BU | 31 |
| CD | 150 |
| CSD | 2 |
| FAMILIES | 232 |
| FEMALE | 629 |
| GRA BU | 2 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 188 |
| INHABITED | 188 |
| MALE | 675 |
| MARRIED F | 190 |
| MARRIED M | 191 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 381 |
| POPULATION | 1,304 |
| ROOT BU | 61 |
| SINGLE F | 420 |
| SINGLE M | 475 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 895 |
| TUR BU | 5,128 |
| UNINHABITED | 20 |
| WIDOWED F | 19 |
| WIDOWED M | 9 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 28 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC150002— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC150002— 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). "Grande Baie, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/grande-baie-qc150002-1871/.