Inverness, Quebec (1871 census)
Inverness was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,741. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3153881. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.251°N, 71.521°W.
Population
In 1871, Inverness had a population of 2,741: 1,386 male and 1,355 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,951 |
| 1861 | 2,481 |
| 1871 | 2,741 |
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 Inverness E, 1881 (40.7% of this CSD's polygon).
- In a later year, this CSD contained Inverness W-O, 1881 (59.3% of this CSD's polygon).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Inverness 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 2,741 total population, 1,386 males, 1,355 females, 759 married persons, 462 families, 380 married males, 379 married females, 91 widowed persons, 53 widowed females, 38 widowed males. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Age structure (1871). This community's record includes 1,891 single persons under 18, 968 single males under 18, 923 single females under 18. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Buildings & housing (1871). This community's record includes 434 occupied houses, 429 inhabited houses, 13 houses under construction, 5 dwellings that are temporary shanties, 5 uninhabited houses. (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Agriculture (1871). This community's record includes 64,700 total area (acres). (Source: 1871 Census of Canada, V1T1.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC156005— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC156005— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3153881
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverness,_Quebec
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inverness_(Qu%C3%A9bec)
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). "Inverness, Quebec (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/inverness-qc156005-1871/.