Hunterstown, Quebec (1871 census)
Hunterstown was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 1,238. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.454°N, 73.121°W.
Population
In 1871, Hunterstown had a population of 1,238: 636 male and 602 female residents. Population density was 16.1 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 388 |
| 1861 | 711 |
| 1871 | 1,238 |
| 1881 | 798 |
| 1891 | 727 |
| 1901 | 553 |
| 1911 | 604 |
| 1921 | 571 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Boundary continuity (non-identical overlaps)
Spatial polygon overlaps with adjacent census years where the boundary shifted enough that the SAME_AS chain didn't merge them. These show where the territory came from and went to even when it isn't tracked as the same persistent place.
Later boundary forms
- In a later year, this CSD contained Hunterstown, 1881 (36.0% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Hunterstown shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 215 |
| Number of females | 602 |
| Number of males | 636 |
| Number of married females | 201 |
| Number of married males | 204 |
| Number of married persons | 405 |
| Number of widowed females | 21 |
| Number of widowed males | 17 |
| Number of widowed persons | 38 |
| Total population | 1,238 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 380 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 415 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 795 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 6 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 169 |
| Number of occupied houses | 175 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 20 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 409 |
| BWT BU | 1,377 |
| CRN BU | 110 |
| HAY AC | 743 |
| HAY TONS | 1,155 |
| OAT BU | 10,507 |
| PEA BU | 1,489 |
| POT AC | 119 |
| POT BU | 11,139 |
| RYE BU | 28 |
| Total area (acres) | 180,320 |
| WHT SP BU | 809 |
| WHT WTR BU | 7 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 112 |
| AREA | 180,320 |
| BEING BUILT | 4 |
| BEN BU | 36 |
| CD | 128 |
| CSD | 8 |
| FAMILIES | 215 |
| FEMALE | 602 |
| GRA BU | 35 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 175 |
| INHABITED | 169 |
| MALE | 636 |
| MARRIED F | 201 |
| MARRIED M | 204 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 405 |
| POPULATION | 1,238 |
| ROOT BU | 126 |
| SHANTIES | 6 |
| SINGLE F | 380 |
| SINGLE M | 415 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 795 |
| TUR BU | 343 |
| UNINHABITED | 20 |
| WIDOWED F | 21 |
| WIDOWED M | 17 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 38 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC128008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC069001— 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). "Hunterstown, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/hunterstown-qc128008-1871/.