Hatley, Quebec (1871 census)
Hatley was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,318. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.229°N, 72.006°W.
Population
In 1871, Hatley had a population of 2,318: 1,177 male and 1,141 female residents. Population density was 26.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,014 |
| 1861 | 2,274 |
| 1871 | 2,318 |
| 1881 | 2,485 |
| 1891 | 2,577 |
| 1901 | 2,508 |
| 1911 | 1,295 |
| 1921 | 539 |
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, Hatley shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 55 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 480 |
| Number of females | 1,141 |
| Number of males | 1,177 |
| Number of married females | 458 |
| Number of married males | 456 |
| Number of married persons | 914 |
| Number of widowed females | 53 |
| Number of widowed males | 32 |
| Number of widowed persons | 85 |
| Total population | 2,318 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 630 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 689 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,319 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 462 |
| Number of occupied houses | 462 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 12 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,425 |
| BWT BU | 13,839 |
| CRN BU | 4,896 |
| HAY AC | 7,536 |
| HAY TONS | 7,143 |
| OAT BU | 29,972 |
| PEA BU | 1,354 |
| POT AC | 345 |
| POT BU | 50,640 |
| RYE BU | 92 |
| Total area (acres) | 48,300 |
| WHT SP BU | 3,897 |
| WHT WTR BU | 61 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 302 |
| AREA | 48,300 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 742 |
| CD | 141 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 480 |
| FEMALE | 1,141 |
| GRA BU | 132 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 462 |
| INHABITED | 462 |
| MALE | 1,177 |
| MARRIED F | 458 |
| MARRIED M | 456 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 914 |
| POPULATION | 2,318 |
| ROOT BU | 947 |
| SINGLE F | 630 |
| SINGLE M | 689 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,319 |
| TUR BU | 4,324 |
| UNINHABITED | 12 |
| WIDOWED F | 53 |
| WIDOWED M | 32 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 85 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC141004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC090003— 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). "Hatley, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/hatley-qc141004-1871/.