Hincks, Quebec (1871 census)
Hincks was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 406. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q63243269. The administrative centroid was at approximately 45.970°N, 75.863°W.
Population
In 1871, Hincks had a population of 406: 216 male and 190 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 262 |
| 1871 | 406 |
| 1881 | 495 |
| 1891 | 522 |
| 1901 | 782 |
| 1911 | 733 |
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, Hincks shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 19 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1871). This community's record includes 406 total population, 216 males, 190 females, 127 married persons, 68 families, 64 married males, 63 married females, 8 widowed persons, 6 widowed females, 2 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 271 single persons under 18, 150 single males under 18, 121 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 68 occupied houses, 66 inhabited houses, 2 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 2 uninhabited houses, 1 houses under construction. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 61,900 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC093010— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC205009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q63243269
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). "Hincks, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/hincks-qc093010-1871/.