Hinchinbrooke, Quebec (1871 census)
Hinchinbrooke was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,441. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.043°N, 74.091°W.
Population
In 1871, Hinchinbrooke had a population of 2,441: 1,237 male and 1,204 female residents. Population density was 40.7 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,657 |
| 1861 | 2,725 |
| 1871 | 2,441 |
| 1881 | 2,334 |
| 1891 | 2,209 |
| 1901 | 2,018 |
| 1911 | 1,740 |
| 1921 | 1,647 |
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, Hinchinbrooke 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 | 405 |
| Number of females | 1,204 |
| Number of males | 1,237 |
| Number of married females | 337 |
| Number of married males | 339 |
| Number of married persons | 676 |
| Number of widowed females | 65 |
| Number of widowed males | 30 |
| Number of widowed persons | 95 |
| Total population | 2,441 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 802 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 868 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,670 |
Buildings & housing (4 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses under construction | 3 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 398 |
| Number of occupied houses | 398 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 46 |
Agriculture (12 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 1,489 |
| BWT BU | 2,968 |
| CRN BU | 5,745 |
| HAY AC | 5,670 |
| HAY TONS | 4,812 |
| OAT BU | 31,970 |
| PEA BU | 6,713 |
| POT AC | 409 |
| POT BU | 41,800 |
| RYE BU | 124 |
| Total area (acres) | 54,800 |
| WHT SP BU | 7,668 |
Other recorded variables (25 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 937 |
| AREA | 54,800 |
| BEING BUILT | 3 |
| BEN BU | 461 |
| CD | 113 |
| CSD | 4 |
| FAMILIES | 405 |
| FEMALE | 1,204 |
| GRA BU | 230 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 398 |
| INHABITED | 398 |
| MALE | 1,237 |
| MARRIED F | 337 |
| MARRIED M | 339 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 676 |
| POPULATION | 2,441 |
| ROOT BU | 4,081 |
| SINGLE F | 802 |
| SINGLE M | 868 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,670 |
| TUR BU | 445 |
| UNINHABITED | 46 |
| WIDOWED F | 65 |
| WIDOWED M | 30 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 95 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC113004— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC058007— 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). "Hinchinbrooke, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/hinchinbrooke-qc113004-1871/.